DVD
The Fanny trilogy
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN FILMS (CEN)
Performers
Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Kino on Video, c2004.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (537 min.) : sd., b&w, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Marius: Marius, son of César the owner of a cafe, is drawn to the sea, filled with dreams of faraway lands. He loves Fanny, but even this love is not as strong as his wanderlust. Fanny turns him loose to follow his dream and marries Panisse, a rich widower.
Fanny: Fanny is comforted by Marius' own father as the deserted girl is about to bear her lover's child.
Cesar: Fanny's son Cesar is told his real father is not Fanny's husband but rather Marius. The young man sets out to find his father and they are finally united after 20 years.
Notes
DVD format.
Videodisc release of three films originally produced in 1931, 1932 and 1936.
In French with optional English subtitles.
Not rated.
Contents
- Marius / written by Marcel Pagnol ; directed by Alexander Korda (1931, 120 min.)
- Fanny / written by Marcel Pagnol ; directed by Marc Allegret (1932, 121 min.)
- Cesar / written and directed by Marcel Pagnol (1936, 134 min.)
- Special features disc (162 min.).