Saint Amour

Bruno has spent years circling the wine stalls at a grand fair, never leaving the festival grounds nor completing the wine circuit. That pattern is upended when his father proposes a real road trip through France's famed vineyards. He teams up with Mike, a restless young taxi driver with a quirky streak, and they hit the road toward the country's celebrated wine regions. Along the way, the journey becomes less about tasting and more about the people they meet and the feelings that surface. They linger in small towns, share meals beside dusty road signs, and trade jokes with locals at roadside stalls. The trip quietly unfolds as a search for what binds them, hinting at a path back to love as their itinerary slowly broadens.

Directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Saint Amour arrived in 2016 as a French comedy drama. The film appears to be an original screenplay rather than an adaptation, showcasing the directors' offbeat humor and a keen sense for character chemistry.

With a modest vote average of 5.7 from 162 votes, critics offered a mixed read of the film's tone and humor. The core themes merge friendship and aging with romance, as a road trip through wine country becomes a meditation on connection and second chances, buoyed by the chemistry of its leads.

Saint Amour marks a portion of contemporary French cinema that blends rustic humor with character driven drama. It leans into wine culture and road trip cinema, featuring Poelvoorde and Depardieu in a dynamic pairing that fans of the genre may recall for its dry wit and rural atmosphere. The film sits alongside a tradition of meals, maps, and conversations that celebrate everyday French life, making the journey feel intimate rather than sprawling.

Box office figures for Saint Amour are not provided in the available data, so there is no reliable nationwide or worldwide gross to report here. If numbers are released later they may alter the overall picture.