The Earth to Drink
| The Earth to Drink | |
|---|---|
| French | La terre à boire |
| Directed by | Jean-Paul Bernier |
| Written by | Patrick Straram Jean-Paul Bernier |
| Produced by | Jacques Lasnier |
| Starring | Patrick Straram Geneviève Bujold Pauline Julien Patricia Nolin Gilles Pelletier |
| Cinematography | Laval Fortier |
| Edited by | Jean-Paul Bernier |
| Music by | Stéphane Venne |
Production company | Les Films du Nouveau Québec |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $65,000 |
The Earth to Drink (French: La Terre à boire) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Paul Bernier and released in 1964.[1] The film centres on a romance between Patrick (Patrick Straram), a journalist, and Barbara (Geneviève Bujold), a younger art student who ultimately causes Patrick's accidental death.[2]
It had a budget of $65,000 and was the first Quebec film to be privately financed.[3] It had difficulties with local censors,[4] reportedly because of a sex scene that was deemed "too intense".[1]
The film was not positively reviewed by critics.[1] It became the only film Bernier ever directed, although most of its cast went on to build longer sustained careers in Quebec and international film.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Patrick Straram as Patrick
- Geneviève Bujold as Barbara
- Pauline Julien as Diane
- Patricia Nolin as Dominique
- Gilles Pelletier as Michel, Barbara's father
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Charles-Henri Ramond, "Terre à boire, La – Film de Jean-Paul Bernier". Films du Québec, February 27, 2009.
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 67.
- ^ "Maclean's Reviews", Maclean's, November 16, 1964. p. 79.
- ^ Peter Gzowski, "Genevieve Bujold: Stardom-bound". Maclean's, December 15, 1965. p. 16.
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