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Eugnie Grandet (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Eugnie Grandet' (1994) is a French film directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe. The film starred Jean Carmet in his last role.
Plot summary
Monsieur Grandet (Carmet) was a very rich but very stingy man. His wife (Dominique Labourier) and his daughter Eugnie (Alexandra London) live a quiet, joyless existence.
The local families Des Grassins and Cruchot want to marry their sons to Eugnie. On her 23rd birthday, Lucienne des Grassins (Claude Jade) triumphed about the success of her son Adolphe (Olivier Delor) at the heiress, arrives Charles (Jean-Claude Adelin), Eugenie's cousin to visit at his uncle; he has no idea that his father is dead by suicide after his bankruptcy. Eugnie and her cousin fall in love, and the unworldly girl felt for the first time the wild joy of passion. But her father, who has no idea, does not intend to keep the useless eaters in the house, and sends Charles without a sou to India. First, however, Eugnie lends him her coin collection, which her father had given her for her birthday.
Crew
* Director : Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
* Writer : Pierre Moustiers, based on the novel by Honor de Balzac
* Composer: Michel Portal
Cast
* Alexandra London : Eugnie Grandet
* Jean Carmet : Flix Grandet
* Jean-Claude Adelin : Charles Grandet
* Dominique Labourier : Madame Grandet
* Claude Jade : Lucienne des Grassins
* Pierre Vernier : Monsieur des Grassins
* Bernard Haller : Abb Cruchot
* Sacha Briquet : Matre Cruchot
* Olivier Delor : Adolphe des Grassins
* Rose Thierry : Nanon
* Pascal Elso : Bonfons Cruchot
Prize
7 d'or 1995
* 7 d'or for Best Actor Jean Carmet
* 7 d'or for Best Composer Michel Portal
References
Category:Films based on Eugnie Grandet
Category:1994 films
Category:French films
Category:1990s French-language films
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