The Well-Digger's Daughter
The Well-Digger's Daughter
A father in pre-WWII France 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.
3.0 out of 5 based on 7 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
PG |
| Genre |
Romance |
| Director |
Daniel Auteuil |
| Cast |
Kad Merad, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Nicolas Duvauchelle Daniel Auteuil |
| Studio |
Pathe UK |
| Release Date |
December 2011 |
| Running Time |
107 mins |
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A father in pre-WWII France 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.
Reviews
Empire Magazine
Angie Errigo
“An expert ensemble and assured direction incline to the lighter side of melodrama and the young lovers are pretty, as are the sunny locations.”
06/12/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“Charm is its keynote. It's proof that Pagnol's thoughts on the French countryside and its people are still relevant.”
09/12/2011
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The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
“You will need a slightly sweet tooth for this movie, as the ending is a little saccharine – but it is well made and well acted throughout. ”
08/12/2011
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“Looking as if the negative has been dipped in liquid neon to get brightness levels just below the point where sunglasses would be a medical must, Auteuil’s unembellished depiction of the French countryside hardly demonstrates a sharp eye for landscapes. And, in dramatic terms, envelope-pushing this is not.”
05/12/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
“Like being force-fed madeleines — all very nostalgic and sun-drenched, but a little too slight and sweet.”
09/12/2011
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The Sunday Times
Cosmo Landesman
“Instead of stripping away our romanticised middle-class fantasy about French rural life, The Well-Digger’s Daughter indulges it ... it’s a glossy, shiny and somewhat simplistic look at a world full of stock characters.
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11/12/2011
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Total Film
Tom Dawson
“Those looking to lose themselves in bucolic beauty won’t be disappointed.
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28/11/2011
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