Girl and the River (1958)
1h 36m
Running Time
June 8, 1958Release Date
Plot.
The heroine in L'Eau Vive is the unwilling heir to a fortune. Young Hortense (Pascale Audret) has always known that her family was greedy, but until she inherits her father's hidden millions she has no idea how loathsome her relatives could be. Surrounded on all sides by grubby, outstretched hands, Hortense takes some comfort in the fact that her legacy is still missing. When the money is finally recovered, our heroine does the "right thing" with her windfall, leaving her mercenary family empty-handed. Throughout the film, Hortense's dilemma is likened to a government dam project not far from her home; as the bridge grows in size, so too does Hortense's resolve to rise above the nastiness all around her.
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Cast & Crew.
Pascale Audret
Hortense
Charles Blavette
L'oncle Simon
Henri Arius
L'oncle de Cavaillon
Odette Barencey
Joséphine
Jean Clarens
Le notaire
François Villiers
Director
Hélène Gerber
La femme d'Elie
Alain Allioux
Writer
Hubert de Lapparent
Elie - un cultivateur
Harry-Max
Le juge de paix
Jean Giono
Writer
Claude Clert
Producer
Guy Béart
Composer
Paul Soulignac
Cinematographer
Georges Barsky
Camera Operator
Edouard Berne
Editor
Jean-Pierre Thévenet
Production Design
Suzanne Bon
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Girl and the River (French: L'Eau vive, lit. 'Living Water') is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.