An Appalachian Rendezvous with French Cinema: The Well Digger’s Daughter

 
Event date: 
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$10 / $9

Note: Film Festival Passes may only be purchased by calling the Farthing Auditorium Box Office at 1-800-841-ARTS or 828-262-4046.

Pre-film talk with festival film expert Dr. John Pfeifer begins at 8pm and will last approximately 30 minutes.

Pascal and his genial assistant Félipe are middle-aged men leading humble but enjoyable lives digging wells in the French countryside. Pascal hopes to extend his young daughter Patricia’s hand in marriage to Félipe, but Patricia prefers the rakish pilot Jacques. But Jacques is soon called away to war, only to leave Patricia carrying his unborn child, and face the day-to-day struggles created by their actions. When she finds that no one believes her story, she is realizes the shortcoming of alternative options and turns toward Félipe.

Unrated; Directed by Daniel Auteuil (2011); 107 minutes; This film includes subtitles.

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046
About An Appalachian Rendezvous with French Cinema

An Appalachian Summer Festival invites you to rendezvous with us through four extraordinary French films this summer. With the help of festival film advisor, Dr. John Pfeifer, each film was viewed and chosen with careful thought to bring a well-rounded film series to the festival. The film series strives to select films each year that are not readily available to most markets. A theme is chosen to create a comprehensive, educational and fun aspect to the films in hopes that attendees are given an experience they would not have received in any other place.  Prior to each film, Dr. Pfeifer will host a discussion in the theatre and share behind-the-scenes information about the film.

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  • Footsloggers Outdoor & Travel Outfitters
 

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