To call the well diggers daughter an oldfashioned film is to pay it a. The well diggers daughter daniel auteuil starred in. Daniel auteuil makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside astrid bergesfrisbey, kad merad, sabine azema, jeanpierre darroussin, and nicolas duvauchelle the screenplay by auteuil is based on the 1940 film the well diggers daughter written and directed by marcel pagnol. Yes, there are circumstances that drive outcomes, but you will find yourself more concerned with the relationships in front of you. A well digger has five daughters, but his wife is dead. Patricia and her father, the welldigger, will alone have the joy of welcoming her child. Rent the welldiggers daughter 2011 on dvd and bluray. The welldiggers daughter watch full episodes and clips. Auteuils faithful version of the well diggers daughter thus plays like a revival of a classic play. Beautiful village girl patricia astrid bergesfrisbey, 18, is the oldest daughter of a welldigger, pascal daniel auteuil, who considers her a. In this french romantic drama the eldest daughter of a welldigger returns home from paris when the first shots of world war i are fired.
The welldiggers daughter is a 1940 french romantic comedy drama film directed by marcel pagnol. And because the first production can still be seen not on an official dvd but available from private dealers the new films performances have to be. Auteuil stars as the eponymous welldigger pascale, a widower living with his six. The welldiggers daughter is perhaps a bit too sentimental. The well diggers daughter is such a success that auteuil has already been signed to direct three more pagnol classics, and i eagerly want to see them. Read the the welldiggers daughter movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Daniel auteuil and astrid bergesfrisbey in the welldiggers daughter. Rent the welldiggers daughter 2011 starring daniel auteuil and kad merad on dvd and bluray. A bitter class war erupts between two families after the daughter of a humble well digger is impregnated by the son of a wealthy shopkeeper. Similar movies to the well diggers daughter 2011 7. The well diggers daughter is such a success that auteuil has already been signed to direct three more pagnol. A frenchman feels torn between honor and his love for his daughter when she gets in trouble. The well diggers daughter is perhaps a bit too sentimental. The welldiggers daughter comes billed as a followup to those two earlier classics, and will invite innumerable comparisons, for it has some of the same pedigree. The well diggers daughter 2011, directed by daniel. Auteuil also delivers a wellwritten screenplay, its one of the summers most satisfying movies. Her father would like her to marry his longtime employee, felipe. But shes not ready for that yet, and spends her days in lessons and in teasing mamitas.
A rural maidens two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant. A rural maiden s two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant. The welldiggers daughter is a 2011 french comedy film. Hes unhappy he has no son, but loves his daughter, patricia, just like a son. Thats good for her and also for the film, because shes soon belly deep in the. But the performances are so heartfelt that its occasional excesses are easily forgiven. The film, made in france, is set in rural provence during world war i, and the landscape is. When she falls pregnant to a fighter pilot from a wealthy family her father is torn between his sense of honour and love for his daughter as a rift between the two families develops. In 1930s southern france, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.
Daniel auteuil makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside astrid bergesfrisbey, kad merad, sabine azema, jeanpierre darroussin, and nicolas duvauchelle. A bitter class war erupts between two families after the daughter of a humble well digger is impregnated by the son of a wealthy. Auteuils debut a bland mush certainly one of the most prolific performers to come out of france over the past few decades, daniel auteuils laboriously banal directorial debut, the well diggers daughter, which is based on fellow countryman and filmmaker marcel pagnols novel, doesnt quite reach the same level of competence. The welldiggers daughter also features striking cinematography, the pastoral settings really enhance the overall tone of the movie. Bergesfrisbey, turns out to have more spunk than initially evident. The welldiggers daughter tells a simple, humanistic tale of fall and redemption, dwelling on love in all its forms, from carnal to domestic. The movie is a sort of romeo and juliet story, with the complication of an extramarital child involved. The welldiggers daughter served to reunite star raimu and writerdirector marcel pagnol, whod earlier scored an international hit with the marseilles trilogy fanny, marius, cesar. The welldiggers daughter movie 1112 in this remake of marcel pagnols classic 1940s melodrama, pascal, a widower in world war i france, is.
Auteuil stars as the eponymous welldigger pascal, a widower living with his six daughters in the provence countryside at the start of world war. The well diggers daughter pushes a number of nostalgia buttons at once, most of them pleasing. With daniel auteuil, astrid bergesfrisbey, nicolas duvauchelle, jeanpierre darroussin. There are times in the welldiggers daughter, a onceuponatime french film about love, family and the seductive beauty of the provencal. The title character played by josette day, is impregnated by aviator george gray. The welldiggers daughter, directed by daniel auteuil the new.
Aging widower pascal amoretti daniel auteuil works hard to provide for his six daughters. Eponymous welldigger, pascale, is a widower living with his six daughters in the provence countryside at the start of world war i. The welldiggers daughter, directed by daniel auteuil. Adapted from another pagnol work this one an original screenplay that he wrote and directed in 1940 it was helmed by, scripted by, and stars the talented daniel auteuil, one. A man raimu kicks his daughter josette day out of the house after an aviator impregnates her. Auteuil plays pascal, a digger and cleaner of wells. The welldiggers daughter was released in 2012 on friday, july 20, 2012 in limited movie theaters. The screenplay by auteuil is based on the 1940 film the well diggers daughter written and directed by. My wife and i are pretty picky about the movies we watch. Adapted from the beloved french film and novel by marcel pagnol, the movie tells the sweeping saga of single father and welldigger pascal amoretti daniel.
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