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The Boat on the Grass

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The Boat on the Grass
Directed byGérard Brach
Written by
Produced byJean-Pierre Rassam
Starring
CinematographyÉtienne Becker
Edited byClaude Barrois
Music byFrançois Rabbath
Distributed byValoria Films
Release date
  • 16 April 1971 (1971-04-16)
Running time
90 mins
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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]

Cast

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Plot summary

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Boat on the Grass". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
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