Released Date:
1946-09-28
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
142 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
7.3 (302 Reviews)
Director:
Marcel PagnolMarcel Pagnol (dialogue)
Marcel Pagnol (screenplay)
Herman G. Weinberg (English titles)
Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from the village; one thing leads to another, and when both Jacques and Felipe go off to war, she's carrying Jacques's child. Faced with estrangement from her father, denial by Jacques' family, and the news that Jacques himself is missing in action, will Patricia agree to marry Felipe?
Released Date:
1948-09-22
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
110 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
(305 Reviews)
Director:
Jean DelannoyGenres:
DramaAndrè Gide (novel)
Jean Aurenche (adaptation)
Jean Delannoy (adaptation)
Pierre Bost (dialogue)
Jean Aurenche (dialogue)
On Christmas Eve, Jean Martens, a Swiss minister, takes in a blind half-crippled orphan and brings her up with his four children. But Gertrude grows to be a woman and Jean gradually falls in love with her without admitting it to himself. On the contrary, he lulls his conscience by interpreting the Scriptures to his advantage. But neither his wife nor his oldest son are fooled. When, after a long-delayed operation, Gertrude recovers her sight she is not long to find out that sin has corrupted the soul of her benefactor. Seeing no hope in the situation, the young woman decides to take her own life.
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