Adult education

La Tête en friche (My afternoons with Margueritte)

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Oh, that's what friche means: the French title essentially means "fallow brain," which is exactly what two-t Margueritte (the beautiful near-centenarian Gisèle Casadesus) finds in the good-hearted, lumpy Germain (Gérard Depardieu). Not only does she introduce him to the wonder of words and literature, she supplies his lifelong want of maternal love. It's a wispy little film, but it's impossible not to like a paean to reading.