Emile’s Boat

Year: 1962

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: French

Director: Denys de La Patellière

CrimeMysteryDramaComedy

Charles‑Edmond, the eldest Larmentiel brother, goes back to his hometown of La Rochelle to spend his last days, after having been cast out by his father four decades earlier. On his deathbed he reveals a secret son, Émile, a fisherman, whom he intends to name heir. The younger brother François, despised by Charles‑Edmond, schemes to seize the inheritance to rescue the family’s powerful fishing trust, trying to win Émile’s favor. Meanwhile Émile, preoccupied with quarrels over a beugland singer, Fernande, remains oblivious to the looming family drama.

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