The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
"La fille du puisatier" (original title)

In pre-World War France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his saintly daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.

Director:

Daniel Auteuil

Writers:

Marcel Pagnol (novel), Daniel Auteuil (adaptation)

Stars:

Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Nicolas Duvauchelle

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Auteuil	...	Pascal Amoretti
Kad Merad	...	Félipe Rambert
Sabine Azéma	...	Mme Mazel
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	M. Mazel
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Jacques Mazel
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey	...	Patricia Amoretti
Emilie Cazenave	...	Amanda
Marie-Anne Chazel	...	Nathalie
Coline Bosso	...	Isabelle
Chloé Malarde	...	Marie
Brune Coustellier	...	Léonore
Ilona Porte	...	Roberte
Jean-Louis Barcelona	...	Le commis
Patrick Bosso	...	Le garçon
François-Eric Gendron	...	Le capitaine

Storyline

In pre-World War France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his saintly daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.

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Plot Keywords:

written and directed by cast member | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 April 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

The Well Digger's Daughter

Filming Locations:

Brignoles, Var, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,273 (USA) (20 July 2012)

Gross:

$385,406 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Alain Sarde, Zack Films, Pathé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Pascal visits her sister Nathalie to check on Patricia, Nathalie is heard humming Nina Rota's Romeo and Juliet theme, which wasn't written until 1968.

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Connections

Remake of The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)

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Soundtracks

"J'ai révé d'une fleur"
(Crescenzo/Scotto)
© Editions Salabert
Avec l'autorisation d'Universal Music Vision

User Reviews

A beautiful story

I am totally satisfied with this choice. It's one of the best french movies from last year. It tells a wonderful story in the very nice Provence from South of France. It's about ethical family values for father Amoretti and his children. The dialogs have great quality and let me reflect from begin to the end. It was never boring because I felt lot of emotions with the plot. Then the performance and direction from Daniel Auteuil was one of the best I have seen so far. Congratulations to the author Marcel Pagnol for this novel. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey played very respectable the role of the daughter Amoretti. The young pilot didn't convince me because his character was portrayed here too clunky and his voice heard inappropriate. The film shows very nice pictures from this beautiful region. For all these reasons it deserves a solid 9/10. Don't miss it, you won't regret. I will add it to my best of DVD collection. Don't miss the great thriller 36 QUAI DES ORFÈVRES with Daniel Auteuil.