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 Pascale, 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 Pascale 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, Pascale is left to contend with the consequences. -- (C) Kino Lorber
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Release Date : Jul 20, 2012 Limited
Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Drama,Romance
Actors For The Well Digger's Daughter
Daniel Auteuil,Kad Merad,Sabine Azéma,Jean-Pierre Darroussin,Nicolas Duvauchelle,Astrid Bergés-Frisbey,Emilie Cazenave,Marie-Anne Chazel,Coline Bosso,Chloe Malarde,Brune Coustellier,Ilona Porte,Jean-Louis Barcelona,Patrick Bosso,François-Eric Gendron
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"The Well-Digger's Daughter" isn't a mind-blower; it's not supposed to be. It's a light lunch with an old friend whom it's good to see again.
Tom Long-Detroit News Auteuil's direction is a lot like his acting -- well-mannered and likable, yet staid and ultimately inconsequential.
Drew Hunt-Chicago Reader To call "The Well Digger's Daughter" an old-fashioned film is to pay it a compliment. Here is a love story embedded in traditional values.
Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times It's classical moviemaking of a sort rarely seen now, a love story of surprising joy with rounded, flawed but humane characters.
Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune What resonates is a sense of humanity that sometimes gets lost in films with less regard for traditional storytelling, or respect for simple emotion.
John Anderson-Newsday Astrid Bergès-Frisbey as Patricia and Jean-Pierre Darroussin are almost enchanting, but it is Auteuil, entering a new career as mature actor-director, whom we want to cheer.
Stanley Kauffmann-The New Republic Remake lacks the power of context
Marty Mapes-Movie Habit The countryside of high Provence is a major character all its own.
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express "The Well-Digger's Daughter" is perhaps a bit too sentimental. But the performances are so heartfelt that its occasional excesses are easily forgiven.
Calvin Wilson-St. Louis Post-Dispatch Think of it as a pretty good, French-language bucolic entry in PBS' "Masterpiece" franchise and you'll be fine.
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press Strong pedigree pushes 'Well Digger's Daughter' to the top.
James Verniere-Boston Herald The jewel at the heart of the piece is Berges-Frisbey -- the ravishing mermaid Syrena in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides."
Jules Brenner-Cinema Signals Despite a verbose script and the kneejerk sexism of Pascal, the visual beauty and narrative simplicity make the film a pleasure.
Peg Aloi-Boston Phoenix I mean, if egocentric, short-sighted, emotionally crippling fathers aren't going to fight for their daughters' hymens WHO WILL!?
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It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, Jacques, the son of Mazel, owner of the shop where her father buy his material. He's handsome and teasing. Her father's friend, Felipe, would love to marry her, and he invites her to an aviation show. She accepts his invitation only because she knows Jacques is a pilot and will be there. Soon, she'll carry his child, and he'll be gone, and the family will have to deal with this out-of-wedlock pregnancy...
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