The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, Jacques, the son of Mazel, owner of the shop where her father buy his material. He's handsome and teasing. Her father's friend, Felipe, would love to marry her, and he invites her to an aviation show. She accepts his invitation only because she knows Jacques is a pilot and will be there. Soon, she'll carry his child, and he'll be gone, and the family will have to deal with this out-of-wedlock pregnancy...
Director: Daniel Auteuil
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Daniel Auteuil as Pascal Amoretti |
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Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as Patricia Amoretti |
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Kad Merad as Félipe Rambert |
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Sabine Azéma as Marie Mazel |
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin as André Mazel |
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Nicolas Duvauchelle as Jacques Mazel |
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Émilie Cazenave as Amanda Amoretti |
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Marie-Anne Chazel as Nathalie |
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Jean-Louis Barcelona as Clerk |
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Coline Bosso as Isabelle Amoretti, daughter of Pascal |
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Chloé Malarde as Marie Amoretti, daughter of Pascal |
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Brune Coustellier as Leonore Amoretti, daughter of Pascal |
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Ilona Porte as Roberte Amoretti, daughter of Pascal |
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Patrick Bosso as waiter at cafe |
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François-Eric Gendron as Flight captain |
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Michèle Granier as Mélanie, Mazel maid |
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Salvatore Caltabiano as Double of well digger |
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Gérard Montel as L'homme terrasse |
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Zachary Auteuil as Amoretti |
| Directing | Daniel Auteuil | Director |
| Art | Simon Witte | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Olivier Rodriguez | Gaffer |
| Writing | Marcel Pagnol | Novel |
| Sound | Alexandre Desplat | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jérôme Seydoux | Producer |
| Writing | Daniel Auteuil | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Clarke | Music Editor |
| Camera | Berto | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Fanchon Brulé | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Laurent Ripoll | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre-Yves Gayraud | Costume Design |
| Crew | Kevin Pacini | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Géraldine Lemaire | Hairstylist |
| Art | Jean-Marc Pacaud | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jean Goudier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Production | Coralie Amédéo | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hugues Lavau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karine Charpentier | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Virginie Wintrebert | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Jean-François Robin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elodie Demey | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Annabelle Troukens | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurent Bozzi | Key Hair Stylist |
| Art | Bernard Vézat | Production Design |
| Directing | Marie Leconte | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache | Editor |