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Girl and the River

1958-06-08
5.8
fr 96m
Drama
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.

Director

François Villiers

Writer

Jean Giono

Adaptation

Alain Allioux

Producer

Claude Clert

Music

Guy Béart

Director of Photography

Paul Soulignac

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Caravelle