''Girl and the River'' (french: L'Eau vive) is a 1958 French drama film directed by

François Villiers François Villiers (2 March 1920 – 29 January 2009) Chevalier of the Legion of Honor was a French film director. He was responsible for several films, from '' Hans le marin'' in 1949, to ''Manika, une vie plus tard'', in 1989, which won the ...

. It was entered into the

1958 Cannes Film Festival The 11th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 18 May 1958. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Letyat zhuravli'' by Mikhail Kalatozov. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1958 competition: Feature films *Marcel Achard (Fran ...

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor. Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * '' Jeannou'' (1943) * ''Rooster Heart'' (1946) * ''Inspector ...

- The uncle from Cavaillon *

Pascale Audret Pascale Audret (12 October 1935, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 17 July 2000) was a French actress who was most active during the 1950s through the 1960s. Career While she starred in over 25 films between 1955 and 1968, her success never crossed over int ...

- Hortense * Odette Barencey - Joséphine *

Charles Blavette Charles Blavette (24 June 1902 – 21 November 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1933 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' Jofroi'' (1934) - Antoine * ''Angèle'' (1934) - Tonin * ''Toni'' (1935) - Antonio Canov ...

- L'oncle Simon *

Jean Clarens Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

- Le notaire *

Andrée Debar Andrée Debar (5 May 1920 – 24 January 1999) was a French actress and producer of stage and screen.Hayward p.464 She was married to the right-wing French politician and film producer Roger Duchet. Selected filmography * ''Judgement of God' ...

- The cousin from Rochebrune *

Hubert de Lapparent 250px, De Lapparent in 2006 Hubert de Lapparent (19 April 1919 – 14 September 2021) was a French actor. Early life and education Hubert Cochon de Lapparent was born in 1919. He was the son of the geologist Jacques de Lapparent and nephew of t ...

- Elie, a peasant * Hélène Gerber - La femme d'Elie * Jean Giono - Le récitant (voice) *

Harry-Max Harry-Max (born Maxime Louis Charles Dichamp; 23 November 1901 – 13 March 1979) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1938 to 1975. Filmography References External links * 1901 births 1979 deaths ...

- Le juge de paix *

Germaine Kerjean Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the Comédie-Française. In films she frequently played character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesti ...

- The aunt from Rochebrune *

Robert Lombard Robert William Lombard (18 October 1895 – July 1972) was the first coloured Helper Apostle of the Old Apostolic Church of Africa and founder of the Non-White Old Apostolic Church, that was later renamed to the Reformed Old Apostolic Church The ...

- Le cousin de Rochebrune * Milly Mathis - The aunt from Cavaillon *

Pierre Moncorbier Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

- L'oncle vigneron *

Jean Panisse Jean Panisse (17 March 1928 – 1 January 2021) was a French actor. Acting career Panisse debuted his acting career by starring in the French movie ''. Death Panisse died from complications of COVID-19 on 1 January 2021, at the age of 92, d ...

- The butcher * Maurice Sarfati - The cousin from Cavaillon *

Dany Saval Dany Saval (born Danielle Nadine Suzanne Savalle; 5 January 1942) is a French former actress. Her career flourished during the 1950s and 1960s. Best known in America as one of a trio of airline stewardesses being shuffled around by Tony Curtis ...

Jean-Marie Serreau Jean-Marie Serreau (28 April 1915 – 22 May 1973) was a 20th-century French actor, theatre director and a former student of Charles Dullin. Serreau directed the in Paris during the 1950s-1960s and established the at in Vincennes in 1970. He c ...

- Le Jéhovah de Perthuis * Madeleine Sylvain - La bouchère *

Arlette Thomas Arlette Thomas (1927–2015) was a French stage, film and television actress. She also worked frequently as a voice actress, dubbing foreign films for their French release. She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1949. She is the mother of ...

- La femme de Dabisse

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* 1958 films 1950s French-language films 1958 drama films Films based on works by Jean Giono Films directed by François Villiers French drama films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub