Well Digger's Daughter (1940)

Critic Reviews

• Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

  Marcel Pagnol's warm-hearted tales of peasant life defined the international image of French cinema before the war.

• Bosley Crowther, New York Times

  The Welldigger's Daughter is just about the most delightful French comedy-drama that has come this way since the memorable The Baker's Wife.

• David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]

  This is enjoyable fluff and the perfect antidote to long winter nights.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  You will need a slightly sweet tooth for this movie, as the ending is a little saccharine - but it is well made and well acted throughout.

• Marty Mapes, Movie Habit

  Pagnol's story tops all the previous 'single mother' stories in his early career.