The Water Spider
5.7
Bernard is in love with a water spider. He wants to replace his wife Catherine with the spider because she bores him. The spider transforms into a tarantula and later in a mysterious mute girl named Nadie. He falls in love with the girl/spider and finally he has to choose between his wife or the spider.
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Cast
13 people
Elisabeth Wiener
Nadie
Known for
Les Misérables
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Marc Eyraud
Bernard
Known for
Happiness
Léon Morin, Priest
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Marie-Claire Korber
Marcel Bealu
Bernard Paris
Marie-Ange Dutheil
Catherine
Also in
The Cruel Embrace
Toute une nuit
Jean Gonnet
André Julien
Le paysan
Known for
Betty Blue
A Bad Son
Serge Kaufman
Pierre Meyrand
Le curé
Known for
The Three Brothers
The Hairdresser's Husband
Josep Maria Flotats
Also in
The Accursed Kings
Mouth to Mouth
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe Director · Marcel Bealu Author Serge Kaufman Composer
First release May 1, 1970 · Produced in France · Original title L'Araignée d'eau
Production
Productions Tanit
Production
France
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Original title
L'Araignée d'eau
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 1, 1970
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · January 11, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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