The Well-Digger's Daughter (La fille du puisatier)
Directed by Daniel Auteuil
Synopsis
Twenty-five years after rising to international acclaim in Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring, Daniel Auteuil returns to the world of Marcel Pagnol for his first work as director with this celebrated remake of the 1940s classic. Auteuil stars as the eponymous well-digger Pascal, a widower living with his six daughters in the Provence countryside at the start of World War I. His eldest, Patricia (the luminous Astrid Bergès-Frisbey), has returned home from Paris to help raise her sisters, and Pascal dreams of marrying her off to his loyal assistant Felipe (Kad Merad). But when she's impregnated by a wealthy young pilot (Nicolas Duvauchelle) who promptly abandons her for the frontlines, Pascal is left to contend with the consequences. An exquisitely crafted, sun-drenched melodrama, set to a score by Academy Award-nominee Alexandre Desplat (The King's Speech), The Well-Digger's Daughter captures all the warmth and humanist spirit of Pagnol's original work.
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| Directors: | Daniel Auteuil |
|---|---|
| Cast: | Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (Patricia Amoretti)Daniel Auteuil (Pascal Amoretti)Jean-Pierre Darroussin (M. Mazel)Kad Merad (Felipe Rambert)Nicolas Duvauchelle (Jacques Mazel)Sabene Azema (Mme. Mazel) |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French with English subtitles |
| Running Time: | 105 Minutes |
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Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) and Félipe (Kad Merad) in The Well-Digger's Daughter. High Res Version Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber -
Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) in the Well Digger's Daughter. High Res Version Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber, Inc. -
The well-digger (Daniel Auteuil) and his daughters High Res Version Credit: Kino Lorber, Inc -
Jacques (Nicolas Duvauchelle) and Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) in The Well Digger's Daughter. High Res Version Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber -
Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey), her father (Daniel Auteuil), and Nathalie (Marie-Anne Chazel) in a scene from The Well-Digger's Daughter. High Res Version Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber -
Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) High Res Version Credit: Kino Lorber, Inc -
Daniel Auteuil on set of The Well-Digger's Daughter. High Res Version Credit: Courtesy of Kino Lorber
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