''La Rivière Espérance'' is a French TV series, 9 episodes of 90 minutes each, directed by

Josée Dayan Josée Dayan (born 6 October 1943 in Toulouse, France) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life Dayan grew up in Algiers, Algeria, where her father Albert Dagnant, who came from a Jewish family, worked as a television directo ...

based on the novel by Christian Signol and shown in 1995 on

France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...

Synopsis

1832,

Périgord Périgord ( , ; ; oc, Peiregòrd / ) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is div ...

: Benjamin and Marie are two childhood friends. Benjamin's father is a merchant sailor on the river

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named af ...

. One day he says to his son: « When you're 13, I'll take you with me. » He keeps his promise and Benjamin becomes a sailor like his father. But in that circle, you have to be wary of everybody and of what they live for: the Dordogne. Doing that job was Benjamin's dream, but could that dream become a nightmare? Fights with merchants and sailors sometimes finish off quite uglily. Will he be able to stay loyal to his friend Marie, or will his nightly 'rendez-vous' with Emeline Lombard, daughter of the rich merchant on whom they depend, separate them?

Cast

Manuel Blanc Manuel Blanc (born 12 June 1968) is a French television and film actor. Partial filmography *1991: '' I Don't Kiss'' - Pierre Lacaze *1993: ''A Crime'' - Frédéric Chapelin-Tourvel *1994: ''Des feux mal éteints'' - Jérôme *1994: ''Lou n'a pa ...

: Benjamin Donardieu * Carole Richert : Marie Paradou *

Claire Nebout Claire Nebout (born 20 May 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in 55 films and television shows since 1986. She co-starred in ''In the Country of Juliets'', which was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Fest ...

: Emeline Lombard *

Jean-Claude Drouot Jean Claude Drouot (born 17 December 1938) is a Belgian actor whose career has lasted over a half-century. At the age of twenty-five, he gained widespread fame in the French-speaking world as a result of portraying the title role in the popular ...

: Victorien Donadieu *

Élisabeth Depardieu Élisabeth Depardieu (née Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot; born 5 August 1941) is a French actress, writer, co-producer, ex-wife of actor Gérard Depardieu and mother of actors Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu. Personal life Él ...

: Elina Donadieu *

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a French people, French actor. Personal life Greggory is openly gay. He had long-term relationships with Patrice Chéreau and François-Marie Banier. Filmography * ''Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) by Andr ...

: Alexandre Duthil *

Bernard Verley Bernard Verley (born 4 October 1939) is a French actor and producer. Biography Former student of les ''Beaux-Arts'' in Lille, he then joined the TNP Jean Vilar. His brother ''Renaud Verley Renaud Verley (born 9 November 1945) is a French ac ...

: Arsène Lombard *

Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director. Career She received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1989 for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' and a nominati ...

: Agnès Lombard *

Raoul Billerey Raoul Billerey (1920 - 2010) was a French actor. Partial filmography *''The Three Musketeers'' (1953) *''Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) - Un soldat à l'auberge des Trois Pichets / Un garde au Tribunal Révolutionnaire / Un sans-culotte *'' The Impo ...

: priest of Souillac *

Arnaud Giovaninetti Arnaud Giovaninetti (3 July 1967 – 25 January 2018) was a French actor. His father Reynald was a composer. Born in Amiens in 1967, Arnaud Giovaninetti was raised in Amiens and attended the and CNSAD. He was married to actress Judith d'Aleazz ...

: Pierre Bourdelle *

Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon (born 30 October 1938) is a French actor and singer. Selected filmography External links * 1938 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French male stage a ...

: Corentin * Roger Souza : Félix Marcas *

: Marin Borgne * Aurélien Wiik : Benjamin at 13 *

Laura Martel Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a ba ...

: Marie at 13 * Eugénia Costantini : Emeline at 13 * Stephan Guérin-Tillie : Aubin Donnadieu * Sandra Speichert : Virginie Duthil *

Philippe Clay Philippe Clay (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, C ...

: the Duthils' butler * Jean-Yves Gauthier : Vincent Paradou * Marianne Epin : Jeanne Paradou * Quentin Ogier : Jean Paradou *

Thierry Rey Thierry Rey (born June 1, 1959) is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''extra lightweight (60 kg) division'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.François Négret : Jacques Malaurie * Julie Dumas : Juliette * Thierry Redler : Louis Lafaurie * Emmanuelle Meyssignac : Madame Lasalle * Hans Meyer : Commander Dugay Trouin *

Claude Faraldo Claude Faraldo (March 23, 1936 – January 30, 2008) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born to Italian immigrants. He directed the French cult film classic ''Themroc ''Themroc'' is a 1973 French satirical film by directo ...

: Ambroise Debord * Jean-Louis Tribes : 'La Bourgogne' *

Didier Flamand Didier Flamand (born 12 March 1947) is a French actor and theatre director. He has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film ''The Suspended Vocation ''The Suspended Vocation'' (fre ...

: 'off' voice (summaries) * Jennifer Lauret : Virginie at 13

External links

IMDb entry
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