Girl and the River

Girl and the River (1958)

L'Eau vive

The heroine in L'Eau Vive is the unwilling heir to a fortune. Young Hortense (Pascale Audret) has always known that her family was greedy, but until she inherits her father's hidden millions she has no idea how loathsome her relatives could be. Surrounded on all sides by grubby, outstretched hands, Hortense takes some comfort in the fact that her legacy is still missing. When the money is finally recovered, our heroine does the "right thing" with her windfall, leaving her mercenary family empty-handed. Throughout the film, Hortense's dilemma is likened to a government dam project not far from her home; as the bridge grows in size, so too does Hortense's resolve to rise above the nastiness all around her.

Date of release
1958-06-08
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
Director
François Villiers

Casting

Interesting facts

Girl and the River is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

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