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Showing posts with label Pierre Fresnay. Show all posts
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Cesar 1936 - The third and final part of Pagnol's Fanny trilogy


IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027489/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
IMDB rating: 7,9


Director: Marcel Pagnol
Main Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Orane Demazis, Paul Dullac


"The final film in Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy (following Marius and Fanny), this drama follows Cesariot (Andre Fouche), an 18-year-old who has recently been led to believe that his father, Honore (Fernand Charpin), is not really his father at all. Honore dies without telling Cesariot about his true parentage, but after the funeral, his mother Fanny (Orane Demazis) breaks the news that Cesar (Raimu), who he had always been told was his godfather, is in fact his grandfather. Cesariot asks Cesar for the truth; the old man tells him that his real dad is Marius (Pierre Fresnay), an auto mechanic, and tells him how to find the garage where Marius works. Cesariot sets out to meet Marius, but when he stops by the garage, Marius isn't in. His boss, Fernand (Doumel), decides to have some fun and tells Cesariot that Marius is a notorious outlaw; the boy buys it hook, line, and sinker and returns home heartbroken. When Marius finds out what happened, he realizes that he must find the boy and see if the damage can still be repaired. While any of the three films in Pagnol's trilogy can be enjoyed separately, Cesar in particular is best appreciated when seen alongside the other two films." - http://www.allmovie.com/movie/cesar-v8774

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Marius 1931 - The charming first part of Pagnol's Fanny trilogy


IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022125/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
IMDB rating: 7,7


Director: Alexander Korda
Main Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Alida Rouffe, Orane Demazis


"In this touching romance, the first in Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles or Fanny trilogy - the other two being Fanny and Cesar - Pierre Fresnay stars as Marius, a young man tending bar who dreams of a life at sea. Because he so desires to become a sailor, he cannot commit to marriage even though he loves Fanny (Orane Demazis). When the rich Honore Panisse (Charpin) proposes to Fanny, Marius becomes enraged, but still refuses to ask for her hand. At the bar, Fanny confesses her love for him and tells Marius she has rejected Honore's proposal. Marius admits his love for her as well and they retire to a back room to make love. When Marius is told a spot has opened up on a departing ship, he declines to sign on, not wanting to leave Fanny, but he still refuses to marry her. Fanny overhears the conversation, and not wanting to hold Marius back from the life at sea he so desires, tells Marius she has changed her mind and accepted Honore's proposal. Heartbroken, Marius rushes to pack and catches the departing ship." - http://www.allmovie.com/movie/marius-v31479

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