The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
La fille du puisatier
107 min
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...
- Release date
- April 20, 2011
- Country of origin
- France
- Box office
- $13,194,167
Where to watch
Free
Hoopla
Kanopy
Trailer
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil as Le Puisatier (Pascal Amoretti)
- Astrid Bergès-Frisbey as Patricia Amoretti
- Kad Merad as Félipe Rambert
- Sabine Azéma as Mme Mazel
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as M. Mazel
- Nicolas Duvauchelle as Jacques Mazel
- Emilie Cazenave as Amanda
- Marie-Anne Chazel as Nathalie
- Jean-Louis Barcelona as Clerk
- Coline Bosso as Isabelle
- Chloé Malarde as Marie
- Patrick Bosso as waiter at cafe
- François-Eric Gendron as Flight captain
Crew
- Daniel Auteuil · Director
- Marcel Pagnol · Writer
- Daniel Auteuil · Writer
- Alain Sarde · Producer
- Jérôme Seydoux · Producer
- Alexandre Desplat · Composer
- Jean-François Robin · Cinematographer
- Joëlle Hache · Editor
- Coralie Amedeo · Casting director
- Elodie Demey · Casting director
- Bernard Vézat · Production designer