Girl and the River

Girl and the River
Directed by	François Villiers
Written by	Alain Allioux Jean Giono
Produced by	Claude Clert
Starring	Pascale Audret
Cinematography	Paul Soulignac
Edited by	Edouard Berne
Music by	Guy Béart
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	May 1958 (1958-05)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Girl and the River (French : L'Eau vive, lit.  'Living Water') is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. ^[1]

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Henri Arius - The uncle from Cavaillon
• Pascale Audret - Hortense
• Odette Barencey - Joséphine
• Charles Blavette - L'oncle Simon
• Jean Clarens - Le notaire
• Andrée Debar - The cousin from Rochebrune
• Hubert de Lapparent - Elie, a peasant
• Hélène Gerber - La femme d'Elie
• Jean Giono - Le récitant (voice)
• Harry-Max - Le juge de paix
• Germaine Kerjean - The aunt from Rochebrune
• Robert Lombard - Le cousin de Rochebrune
• Milly Mathis - The aunt from Cavaillon
• Pierre Moncorbier - L'oncle vigneron
• Jean Panisse - The butcher
• Maurice Sarfati - The cousin from Cavaillon
• Dany Saval
• Jean-Marie Serreau - Le Jéhovah de Perthuis
• Madeleine Sylvain - La bouchère
• Arlette Thomas - La femme de Dabisse

Reception

Jean-Luc Godard considered it the best French film of 1958. ^[2]

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Girl and the River". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
2. Jean-Luc Godard, Godard par Godard (Flammarion, 1989; ISBN 978-2-08-081516-3), pp. 179-180.

External links

• Girl and the River at IMDb