The Boat on the Grass
| The Boat on the Grass | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gérard Brach |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Rassam |
| Written by |
Gérard Brach Roman Polanski Suzanne Schiffman |
| Starring |
Claude Jade Jean-Pierre Cassel John McEnery Valentina Cortese |
| Music by | François Rabbath |
| Cinematography | Étienne Becker |
| Edited by | Claude Barrois |
| Distributed by | Valoria Films |
Release dates | April 16, 1971 |
Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Boat on the Grass (French: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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
- Bernard Salvage - Le parasite
- Carla Marlier - La parasite
- Louis Jojot
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."
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Boat on the Grass". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.