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The Boat on the Grass
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Wikipedia article
'The Boat on the Grass' is a 1971 French film directed by Grard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Claude Jade - Eleonore
* Jean-Pierre Cassel - David
* John McEnery - Oliver
* Valentina Cortese - Christine
* Paul Prboist - Leon
* Micha Bayard - Germaine
* Pierre Asso - Alexis
* Jean de Coninck - Jean-Claude
Plot summary
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 [http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-45346/palmares/]
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