The Boat on the Grass
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Boat on the Grass
| image =
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| director = Gérard Brach
| producer = Jean-Pierre Rassam
| writer = {{ubl|Gérard Brach|Roman Polanski|Suzanne Schiffman}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Claude Jade|Jean-Pierre Cassel|John McEnery|Valentina Cortese}}
| music = François Rabbath
| cinematography = Étienne Becker
| editing = Claude Barrois
| distributor = Valoria Films
| released = {{Film date|1971|04|16|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 mins
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
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The Boat on the Grass ({{langx|fr|Le Bateau sur l'herbe}}) is a 1971 French drama film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2409/year/1971.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Boat on the Grass |accessdate=2009-04-12|work=festival-cannes.com}}
Cast
- Claude Jade - Eleonore
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - David
- John McEnery - Oliver
- Valentina Cortese - Christine
- Paul Préboist - Leon
- Micha Bayard - Germaine
- Pierre Asso - Alexis
- Jean de Coninck - Jean-Claude
Plot summary
In this gentle, tragic drama, Olivier (John McEnery) is a wealthy young man. He spends his time building a boat on the lawn with his friend David (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a poor fisherman whom he grew up with. Though hardly idyllic, the relative calm provided by their friendship is disrupted by Eleonore (Claude Jade), a cute and determined young woman who sets her sights on David. She wants to wean David from his friendship with Olivier and plays on David's long-dormant jealousy of Olivier's wealth and easy life. Eleonore also plays the flipside of the jealousy issue, claiming that Olivier has made passes at her.
Vincent Canby: "Adorable acting, especially by Claude Jade, who brings the right mixture of conventionalism and self-interest into her role."
The film was nominated for the Grand Prix and the Prix du Jury [http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-45346/palmares/]
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=0065454}}
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Category:1970s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Gérard Brach
Category:Films with screenplays by Gérard Brach
Category:Films with screenplays by Roman Polanski
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