''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 direc ...

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

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

Synopsis

1832,

Périgord Périgord ( , ; ; or ) 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 divided into f ...

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

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

. 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 ...

: Benjamin Donardieu *

Carole Richert Carole Richert (born 28 September 1967) is a French actress. She studied at the CNSAD, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris. She played Marie-France in the series '' Clem (TV series), Clem'', broadcast on TF1. Personal life 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. Filmography References ...

: 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 ( Élisabeth Dominique Lucie Guignot; born 5 August 1941) is a French actress. She is the ex-wife of actor Gérard Depardieu and mother of actors Guillaume Depardieu and Julie Depardieu. Personal life Élisabeth Guignot ...

: Elina Donadieu *

Pascal Greggory Pascal Greggory (born 8 September 1954) is a 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 André Téchiné ...

: Alexandre Duthil *

Bernard Verley Bernard Verley (born 4 October 1939) is a French actor and producer. Biography A former student of les ''Beaux-Arts'' in Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deû ...

: Arsène Lombard *

Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director. Career She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie ''Pierre et Paul'', directed by René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent produc ...

: Agnès Lombard *

Raoul Billerey Raoul Billerey (1920 - 2010) was a French actor, stuntman, fencing master and director of combat choreography for French TV, theater and film. Partial filmography *''The Three Musketeers'' (1953) *''Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) - Un soldat à l'au ...

: 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'Aleazzo ...

: 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 Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

: Félix Marcas *

: Marin Borgne *

Aurélien Wiik Aurélien Wiik (born 24 September 1980) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is the son of a Norwegian father and of the French actress Françoise Deldick. Life and career Acting career He made his cinematic acting debut at the age of twelve, p ...

: Benjamin at 13 * Laura Martel : Marie at 13 * Eugénia Costantini : Emeline at 13 *

Stephan Guérin-Tillie Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also * Sankt-Stephan * Stefan (disambiguation) * Stephan-Oterma * Stephani * Stephe ...

: Aubin Donnadieu *

Sandra Speichert Sandra Speichert (born 22 January 1971) is a German actress. She performed in more than forty films since 1992, along with a number of theatrical performances. Selected filmography Awards * Prix Romy Schneider, Paris, France (1994) * United ...

: Virginie Duthil *

Philippe Clay Philippe Mathevet (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), known professionally as Philippe Clay, was a French mime artist, singer, and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette—he was tall—and for performing songs by Charles Aznavo ...

: the Duthils' butler *

Jean-Yves Gauthier Jean-Yves is a French masculine given name. Notable persons with that name include: * Jean-Yves André (born 1977), Mauritian footballer * Jean-Yves Anis (born 1980), French footballer * Yves Jean-Bart (born 1947), Haitian football executive * Jea ...

: Vincent Paradou *

Marianne Epin Marianne () has been the national personification of the France, French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of Liberté, égalité, fraternité, liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Liber ...

: Jeanne Paradou *

Quentin Ogier Quentin is a French masculine given name derived from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', a diminutive form of ''Quintus'', which means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commenté ...

: Jean Paradou *

Thierry Rey Thierry Rey (born 1 June 1959) is a French judoka, world and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the extra lightweight (60 kg) division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.François Négret François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 16 ...

: Jacques Malaurie *

Julie Dumas Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

: Juliette *

Thierry Redler Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and " Dieter", Italian Teodorico, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. Peop ...

: Louis Lafaurie * Emmanuelle Meyssignac : Madame Lasalle * Hans Meyer : Commander Dugay Trouin *

Claude Faraldo Claude Faraldo (23 March 1936 – 29 January 2008) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born to Italian immigrants. He directed the French satirical cult film classic '' Themroc (1973).'' Faraldo was born in Paris, and died ...

: 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''. Theater Filmography Actor ...

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

External links

IMDb entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:La Riviere Esperance

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