The Well Digger's Daughter

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Test T I watched this on DVD recently. I knew very little about it, except what was on the cover, and the story seemed interesting. I had not noticed that the film is in French with English subtitles, and as the movie started my heart sank! I'm really not a fan of subtitles, as I find them very distracting and often struggle to keep up. As I suspected, this is a good story vibrantly told using well developed characters set in beautiful French scenery. The cinematography is excellent making the film a pleasure to watch. So I battled on reading the subtitles until the end, and thoroughly enjoyed it. One thing I did notice was that some of the French dialogue seemed a bit odd when translated into English, and some of the things I found quite outrageous may have been intended to be humorous. I also thought that the French seem to put far too much emphasis on trivial matters by making long speeches which seemed out of place, but again this could be a cultural tranlation issue. Over all the film was very good and well worth watching! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Carin M Beautiful movie..both in story and scenery. Loved it! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Ken R Quite a surprise to find a film filled with all the human elements that make life special, especially from a contemporary moviemaker. A sterling job in all categories from Screenplay writer, director, actor, Daniel Auteuil - breathing believable life into a re-make of Marcel Pagnol's original 1940 classic. Marvelous performances from all concerned make even the elements and situations that could have seemed clichéd fully believable and alive. Gorgeous location cinematography from veteran D.O.P. Jean-Françoise Robin, complimented with a thoughtfully melodic music score from Award winner Alexandre Desplat - make this a winner for audiences able to recognize the hallmarks of classic storytelling. No explosions, needless sex scenes, or car chases, just humanity from days gone by showcased in glowing style. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/15/22 Full Review Audience Member Loved all the characters and thank goodness there was a happy ending! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed the story of a proud man dealing with the shame of a daughter who winds up paying dearly for a single mistake. This was a well done film, with many tender moments as well as some that were hard to take. The pacing was deliberate, but never dragged, the characters were fleshed out and not merely caricatures, and the cinematography was sensuous. There was a lot to like here, although the ending dipped perilously close to smarmy. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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