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 References External links 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