Auteuils faithful version of the well diggers daughter thus plays like a revival of a classic play. A man raimu kicks his daughter josette day out of the house after an aviator impregnates her. 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 welldiggers daughter also features striking cinematography, the pastoral settings really enhance the overall tone of the movie.
The welldiggers daughter movie 1112 in this remake of marcel pagnols classic 1940s melodrama, pascal, a widower in world war i france, is. The welldiggers daughter is a 2011 french comedy film. Something about that arrangement will resonate with you. 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. Hes unhappy he has no son, but loves his daughter, patricia, just like a son. Daniel auteuil makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside astrid bergesfrisbey, kad merad. 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. The well diggers daughter 2011, directed by daniel. The well diggers daughter, despite the title, does not take place in a well, or in the dark, but in the green and golden expanses of rural provence, circa 1914. The welldiggers daughter is a 1940 french romantic comedy drama film directed by marcel pagnol. The welldiggers daughter tells a simple, humanistic tale of fall and redemption, dwelling on love in all its forms, from carnal to domestic. A well digger has five daughters, but his wife is dead. Similar movies to the well diggers daughter 2011 7. Beautiful village girl patricia astrid bergesfrisbey, 18, is the oldest daughter of a welldigger, pascal daniel auteuil, who considers her a.
My wife and i are pretty picky about the movies we watch. The movie is a sort of romeo and juliet story, with the complication of an extramarital child involved. The welldiggers daughter watch full episodes and clips. But the performances are so heartfelt that its occasional excesses are easily forgiven. The welldiggers daughter is perhaps a bit too sentimental. 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. The well diggers daughter is such a success that auteuil has already been signed to direct three more pagnol. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. 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. Daniel auteuil and astrid bergesfrisbey in the welldiggers daughter. A rural maidens two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant. Rent the welldiggers daughter 2011 on dvd and bluray. Patricia and her father, the welldigger, will alone have the joy of welcoming her child.
Eponymous welldigger, pascale, is a widower living with his six daughters in the provence countryside at the start of world war i. 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. The welldiggers daughter, directed by daniel auteuil. A frenchman feels torn between honor and his love for his daughter when she gets in trouble. Yes, there are circumstances that drive outcomes, but you will find yourself more concerned with the relationships in front of you. There are times in the welldiggers daughter, a onceuponatime french film about love, family and the seductive beauty of the provencal. Thats good for her and also for the film, because shes soon belly deep in the. A bitter class war erupts between two families after the daughter of a humble well digger is impregnated by the son of a wealthy.
There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including the dark knight rises, the queen of versailles and harakiri. Auteuil stars as the eponymous welldigger pascale, a widower living with his six. 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 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, directed by daniel auteuil the new. A rural maiden s two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant. The well diggers daughter is perhaps a bit too sentimental. Read the the welldiggers daughter movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. 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.
Rent the welldiggers daughter 2011 starring daniel auteuil and kad merad on dvd and bluray. 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. With daniel auteuil, astrid bergesfrisbey, nicolas duvauchelle, jeanpierre darroussin. Her father would like her to marry his longtime employee, felipe. Daniel auteuil makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside astrid bergesfrisbey, kad merad, sabine azema, jeanpierre darroussin, and nicolas duvauchelle. To call the well diggers daughter an oldfashioned film is to pay it a. The film, made in france, is set in rural provence during world war i, and the landscape is. The well diggers daughter daniel auteuil starred in. Auteuil also delivers a wellwritten screenplay, its one of the summers most satisfying movies. The well diggers daughter is a french drama about a manual laborers daughter, who falls in love with a young man from a wealthy family. Aging widower pascal amoretti daniel auteuil works hard to provide for his six daughters. The title character played by josette day, is impregnated by aviator george gray. Auteuil plays pascal, a digger and cleaner of wells. 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.
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. But shes not ready for that yet, and spends her days in lessons and in teasing mamitas. Without giving away the ending, i have to say that i. Auteuil stars as the eponymous welldigger pascal, a widower living with his six daughters in the provence countryside at the start of world war. Drama movies hd movies movies to watch movies online movies and tv shows movie tv the daughter movie film mythique astrid berges frisbey. The well diggers daughter pushes a number of nostalgia buttons at once, most of them pleasing. The welldiggers daughter was released in 2012 on friday, july 20, 2012 in limited movie theaters.