| The Boat on the Grass | |
| Director: | Gérard Brach |
| Producer: | Jean-Pierre Rassam |
| Music: | François Rabbath |
| Cinematography: | Étienne Becker |
| Editing: | Claude Barrois |
| Distributor: | Valoria Films |
| Runtime: | 90 mins |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Boat on the Grass (French: Le Bateau sur l'herbe) is a 1971 French drama film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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.
"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 http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-45346/palmares/