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The Boat on the Grass (French: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French drama film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| The Boat on the Grass | |
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| Directed by | Gérard Brach |
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| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Rassam |
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| Cinematography | Étienne Becker |
| Edited by | Claude Barrois |
| Music by | François Rabbath |
| Distributed by | Valoria Films |
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Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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 [1]
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