Eugénie Grandet is a 1994 French film directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe. The film starred Jean Carmet in his last role.
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Plot summary
Monsieur Grandet (Carmet) was a very rich but very stingy man. His wife (Dominique Labourier) and his daughter Eugénie (Alexandra London) live a quiet, joyless existence.
The local families Des Grassins and Cruchot want to marry their sons to Eugénie. On her 23rd birthday, Lucienne des Grassins (Claude Jade) triumphed about the success of her son Adolphe (Olivier Delor) at the heiress, arrives Charles (Jean-Claude Adelin), Eugenie's cousin to visit at his uncle; he has no idea that his father is dead by suicide after his bankruptcy. Eugénie and her cousin fall in love, and the unworldly girl felt for the first time the wild joy of passion. But her father, who has no idea, does not intend to keep the useless eaters in the house, and sends Charles without a sou to India. First, however, Eugénie lends him her coin collection, which her father had given her for her birthday.
Crew
Director : Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Writer : Pierre Moustiers, based on the novel by Honoré de Balzac
Composer: Michel Portal
Cast
Alexandra London : Eugénie Grandet
Jean Carmet : Félix Grandet
Jean-Claude Adelin : Charles Grandet
Dominique Labourier : Madame Grandet
Claude Jade : Lucienne des Grassins
Pierre Vernier : Monsieur des Grassins
Bernard Haller : Abbé Cruchot
Sacha Briquet : Maître Cruchot
Olivier Delor : Adolphe des Grassins
Rose Thierry : Nanon
Pascal Elso : Bonfons Cruchot
Prize
7 d'or 1995
7 d'or for Best Actor Jean Carmet
7 d'or for Best Composer Michel Portal