The Well Diggers Daughter (1940 film)
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Director Marcel Pagnol Music director Vincent Scotto Duration Language French | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance Screenplay Marcel Pagnol Country France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 20 December 1940 (1940-12-20) Writer Marcel Pagnol (dialogue), Marcel Pagnol (screenplay), Herman G. Weinberg (English titles) Cast Raimu (Pascal Amoretti, le puisatier), Fernandel (Félipe Rambert, l'assistant de Pascal), Josette Day (Patricia Amoretti, la fille aînée), Fernand Charpin (M. Mazel), Line Noro (Marie Mazel, son épouse), Georges Grey (Jacques Mazel, pilote d'avion, leur fils)Similar movies Related Marcel Pagnol movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pascal (Raimu) and his genial assistant Felipe (Fernandel) are middle-aged men leading humble but enjoyable lives digging wells in the French countryside. Felipe hopes to marry Pascals young daughter, Patricia (Josette Day), but she scarcely notices him, preferring the rakish pilot Jacques (Georges Grey). But Jacques is soon called away to war, and although Patricia is certain shes carrying his child, she finds that no one believes her story. Short on options, she starts to reconsider Felipe.
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- Plot
- Selected cast
- Reception
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The Well-Diggers Daughter (French: ) is a 1940 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol.
A rural maiden's two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.
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Plot
Patricia, a peasant girl, becomes pregnant by Jacques, a military pilot from a local town family. He serves in World War I, while his family refuses to support the child and her father expels her from their home. Patricia stays with her aunt and gives birth to a boy. Jacques is reported killed in the war, and both families wish to meet his son, their new grandchild. Jacques is not dead, however; he returns and Patricia agrees to marry him.
Selected cast
Reception
In the films most famous scene, Patricia and Jacques families and the rest of the village listen to Philippe Petains speech of 17 June 1940 announcing the need for an armistice in the Battle of France. Because of the scene La Fille du puisatier has been called the first "Vichy film". Most of the filming occurred before the defeat of the French Third Republic, however, with the scene with the speech added later.
French actor Daniel Auteuil wrote, directed, and starred in a remake of this film in 2011.
References
The Well-Diggers Daughter (1940 film) WikipediaThe Well-Diggers Daughter (1940 film) IMDb The Well Diggers Daughter (1940 film) themoviedb.org