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Girl and the River
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Title: Girl and the River

Release Date: 8 Jun 1958

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama

Director: Caravelle

Production Companies: Caravelle

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 5.8 (4 votes)

Cast

  • Hortense: Pascale Audret
  • L'oncle Simon: Charles Blavette
  • L'oncle de Cavaillon: Henri Arius
  • Joséphine: Odette Barencey
  • Le notaire: Jean Clarens
  • La femme d'Elie: Hélène Gerber
  • Elie - un cultivateur: Hubert de Lapparent
  • Le juge de paix: Harry-Max
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