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3 videodiscs (395 min.) : sound, black And white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book
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Marius (1931) (127 min.) / writer, Marcel Pagnol ; director, Alexander Korda -- Fanny (1932) (127 min.) / writer, Marc Allégret ; director, Marcel Pagnol -- César (1936) (141 min.) / writer/director, Marcel Pagnol
Gruff, sentimental César owns a waterfront bar in the old port of Marseille, where his son, Marius, wipes down tables and dreams of a life at sea. The prosperous, middle-aged sailmaker Panisse, wanting to wed Marius's sweetheart, Fanny, sets up a generation-spanning romantic triangle, the story of which unfolds in a series of fateful twists in the films, which first earned Pagnol his place in cinema history. Includes making and restoration of the films, documentaries, interviews, and more
Marius (1.19:1) aspect ratio
Fanny (1.19:1) aspect ratio
César (1.37:1) aspect ratio
Special features: new introduction by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier; new interview with Nicolas Pagnol, grandson of writer-director Marcel Pagnol; segments from Marcel Pagnol: Morceaux choisis, a 1973 documentary series on Pagnol's life and work; Marseille, a short 1935 documentary about the Marseille harbor produced by Pagnol; archival interviews with actors Orane Demazis, Pierre Fresnay and Robert Vattier; Pagnol's poetic realism, a new video essay by scholar Brett Bowles; French television clip from 2015 about the restoration of the trilogy; theatrical rerelease trailer; essay by film critic Michael Atkinson and excerpts from Pagnol's introductions to his plays and screenplays
Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Orane Demazis
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French dialogue; English subtitles