The Earth to Drink
The Earth to Drink is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Paul Bernier and released in 1964. The film centres on a romance between Patrick, a journalist, and Barbara, a younger art student who ultimately causes Patrick's accidental death.
It had a budget of $65,000 and was the first Quebec film to be privately financed. It had difficulties with local censors, reportedly because of a sex scene that was deemed "too intense".
The film was not positively reviewed by critics. It became the only film Bernier ever directed, although most of its cast went on to build longer sustained careers in Quebec and international film.
Cast
- Patrick Straram as Patrick
- Geneviève Bujold as Barbara
- Pauline Julien as Diane
- Patricia Nolin as Dominique
- Gilles Pelletier as Michel, Barbara's father