Green Card (film)

Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by Peter Weir and starring Grard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell. The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States. Depardieu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Contacted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for an interview to determine if her marriage is legitimate, Bront tracks down Georges, who is working as a waiter. Although the two have little time to get their facts straight, the agents who question them appear to be satisfied with their answers. But when one of the agents asks to use the bathroom and Georges directs him to a closet, their suspicions are aroused, and they schedule a full, formal interview to be conducted two days later at their office.Advised by her attorney she could face criminal charges if their deception is uncovered, Bront reluctantly invites Georges to move in with her. They try to learn about each others past and their quirks and habits but quickly find they can barely tolerate each other. Georges is a fierytempered selfish slob and smoker who prefers red meat to vegetarian food, while Bront is shown as an uptight and cold liberal progressive obsessed with her plants and wrapped up in environmental issues. ........

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