La fille de l'eau

Mar 20 1925 TV-PG 1h 11m
Drama, Romance

Jean Renoir's directional debut and first silent film stars his wife, Catherine Hessling, as a young girl who manages to turn her tragic family life into one of joy and happiness.

Plot

After her father's death and her uncle having drunk all the inheritance, Virginia is left alone. She is accepted by a family of bohemians but a quarrel between the bohemians and the peasants coerce her to flee the peasants' riot. She is then helped by Raynal who falls in love with her but is too shy to tell her. Sheltered by his father, Virginia is robbed by her uncle of the money Raynal gave her to pay the bill in the village. He and his son then start to consider her a thief.

Written by

Pierre Lestringuez

Directed by

Jean Renoir

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Les Films Jean Renoir

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
732
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA