The Boat on the Grass
The Boat on the Grass () is a 1971 French film directed by Gérard Brach. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Cast
 Claude Jade - Eleonore
 Jean-Pierre Cassel - David
 John McEnery - Oliver
 Valentina Cortese - Christine
 Paul Préboist - Leon
 Micha Bayard - Germaine
 Pierre Asso - Alexis
 Jean de Coninck - Jean-Claude

Plot summary
In this gentle, tragic drama, Olivier (John McEnery) is a wealthy young man. He spends his time building a boat on the lawn with his friend David (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a poor fisherman whom he grew up with. Though hardly idyllic, the relative calm provided by their friendship is disrupted by Eleonore (Claude Jade), a cute and determined young woman who sets her sights on David. She wants to wean David from his friendship with Olivier and plays on David's long-dormant jealousy of Olivier's wealth and easy life. Eleonore also plays the flipside of the jealousy issue, claiming that Olivier has made passes at her. Vincent Canby: "Adorable Acting, especially by Claude Jade, who brings the right mixture of conventionalism and self-interest into her role." The film was nominated for the Grand Prix and the Prix du Jury

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1971 films
1971 drama films
Films set in Paris
French drama films
1970s French-language films
Films directed by Gérard Brach
Films with screenplays by Gérard Brach
Films with screenplays by Roman Polanski
1970s French films