SummaryEponymous well-digger, Pascale, is a widower living with his six daughters in the Provence countryside at the start of World War I. His eldest, Patricia, has returned home from Paris to help raise her sisters, and Pascale dreams of marrying her off to his loyal assistant Felipe. But when she's impregnated by a wealthy young pilot who promptly aba... Read More
Directed By:Daniel Auteuil
Written By:Marcel Pagnol, Daniel Auteuil
The Well Digger's Daughter
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67
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82% Positive
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Oct 3, 2012
88
The Well Digger's Daughter is such a success that Auteuil has already been signed to direct three more Pagnol classics, and I eagerly want to see them.
Aug 17, 2012
75
The Well-Digger's Daughter is perhaps a bit too sentimental. But the performances are so heartfelt that its occasional excesses are easily forgiven. In a movie summer too often obsessed with things that go boom, this film is all about romance.
Jul 18, 2012
75
The Well-Digger's Daughter pushes a number of nostalgia buttons at once, most of them pleasing.
Jul 26, 2012
63
Say this for Auteuil: He has a sense of movie history. The closing credits include the equivalent of an Easter egg for lovers of film and especially for lovers of French film.
Jul 16, 2012
63
Ultimately comes off as curiously anecdotal, lacking the dramatic dynamism that could give Marcel Pagnol's tale new life.
Jul 17, 2012
40
Bergès-Frisbey and Duvauchelle make for a deliciously ripe pair - their cheekbones defy both gravity and sound facial architecture - but Auteuil is less interested in young lust than old world values.
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Jul 9, 2022
8
Quite a surprise to find a film filled with all the human elements that make life special, especially from a contemporary moviemaker. A sterling job in all categories from Screenplay writer, director, actor, Daniel Auteuil - breathing believable life into a re-make of Marcel Pagnol’s original 1940 classic. Marvelous performances from all concerned make even the elements and situations that could have seemed clichéd fully believable and alive. Gorgeous location cinematography from veteran D.O.P. Jean-Françoise Robin, complimented with a thoughtfully melodic music score from Award winner Alexandre Desplat - make this a winner for audiences able to recognize the hallmarks of classic storytelling. No explosions, needless sex scenes, or car chases, just humanity from days gone by showcased in glowing style. This one needs to be seen by a larger audience.
Production Company:
- Les Films Alain Sarde
- Zack Films
- Pathé
- TF1 Films Production
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Banque Postale Image 4
- Cofimage 22
- Uni Étoile 8
- Banque Populaire Images 11
- Cinémage 5
Release Date:Jul 20, 2012
Duration:1 h 47 m
Awards
World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago European Union Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
