The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer

Despite what sounds, and sometimes plays out, like a working-class soap opera, Pagnol’s genius is evident in the way emotions are often distilled through the characters’ winsome Southern attitudes, creating an atmosphere infused with playful humor, innate wit and an endless flow of alcohol.

Empire

Strong performances, warmth and light comedy abound, even if it is a bit stagey.

Total Film by Simon Kinnear

The material is a French classic, and Auteuil directs as such: this is cosy, undemanding heritage cinema.

Empire by Ian Freer

Strong performances, warmth and light comedy abound, even if it is a bit stagey.

Village Voice

Auteuil doesn't distance himself enough from the era to allow room for critique. As a result, the old-fashioned attitudes on display are accepted with open arms rather than reckoned with.

The Dissolve by Mike D'Angelo

A lot of the story’s emotional shifts seem designed expressly to prolong the narrative, which is pretty darn skimpy.

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

It’s not entirely clear what this faithful, slightly creaky new rendering, adapted and directed by the actor Daniel Auteuil, has to offer.

Slant Magazine by Clayton Dillard

Daniel Auteuil's less exercising diligent homage than indulging troglodytic cinephilia.

Village Voice by Danny King

Auteuil doesn't distance himself enough from the era to allow room for critique. As a result, the old-fashioned attitudes on display are accepted with open arms rather than reckoned with.

The Guardian

Not just cinéma de papa, but cinema de grand-papa.

The Guardian by Mike McCahill

Not just cinéma de papa, but cinema de grand-papa.