Program Sheet

CHEZ MAUPASSANT

Televised adaptation of tales and short stories by Guy de Maupassant.

A day in the countryside

For his wife's birthday, monsieur Dufour takes her to lunch in a small restaurant on the edge of a river with their daughter and an apprentice. Two boaters come to offer the ladies a ride aboard their vessels. They accept and succumb to their charms...

Directed by: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe, 2010
Screenplay, adaptation : Anne Andrei, based on Guy de Maupassant
Cast: Cristiana Reali (Pétronille Dufour), Patrick Chesnais (Ernest Dufour), Carole Richert (Fifine), Pauline Acquart (Henriette Dufour), Abraham Belaga (Henri), Yann Tregouët (Jean), Benjamin Guillard (Léon)