“Everyone has his reasons,” said the great French filmmaker Jean Renoir. He meant that in a book, play or movie, all characters, no matter how dastardly their actions, should be guided by their own ...

As an entertainment proposition, it’s hard to beat expert construction and unabashed sentiment. Marcel Pagnol, the French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker, had the combination down to a craft (if ...

Romance. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Berges-Frisbey and Nicolas Duvauchelle. Directed by Daniel Auteuil. (Not rated. 107 minutes.) "The Well Digger's Daughter," despite the title, does not take ...

Not rated. 110 minutes. At area theaters. Let “The Well-Digger’s Daughter” take you back in time, not once but several times over. This traditional French film tells the story of a complicated romance ...

More stories by Nigel M. Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to French actor Daniel Auteil’s (“Cache”) directorial debut, “The Well-Digger’s Daughter.” The film, set to premiere at the Film Society ...

Let “The Well-Digger’s Daughter” take you back in time, not once but several times over. This traditional French film tells the story of a complicated romance between a rich man’s son and a poor man’s ...

Let “The Well-Digger’s Daughter” take you back in time, not once but several times over. This traditional French film tells the story of a complicated romance between a rich man’s son and a poor man’s ...

In one of The Well-Digger’s Daughter‘s most telling scenes, 18-year-old Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) spends several minutes on the verge of tears as she defends her honor to a would-be inamorata ...

The sleepy French countryside stars alongside à strid Bergès-Frisbey in the plodding “The Well-Digger’s Daughter.” Lauren Greenfield (2) In his debut as a director, the accomplished French actor ...

The Well Digger's Daughter, which Marcel Pagnol made just before the war, has all the ingredients of some of Frank Capra's films, like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It is almost as old; it has a good ...