The Boat on the Grass

The Boat on the Grass
Directed byGérard Brach
Written by
Produced byJean-Pierre Rassam
Starring
CinematographyÉtienne Becker
Edited byClaude Barrois
Music byFrançois Rabbath
Production
companies
Cinétel
Vicco Films
Sinar Films
Distributed byValoria Films
Release date
  • 16 April 1971 (1971-04-16)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Boat on the Grass (French: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French drama film directed by Gérard Brach and starring Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery and Valentina Cortese. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alain Coiffier.[1][2] It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

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.

Cast

Critical reception

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 at the Cannes Film Festival. [1]

References

  1. ^ Young p.178
  2. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/1784/le-bateau-sur-l-herbe
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Boat on the Grass". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

Bibliography

  • Young, Jordan R. Roman Polanski: Behind the Scenes of His Classic Early Films. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022.
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