The Marseille trilogy

Blu-ray 2017

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 th...

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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) France Marseille Drama

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Drama Feature films Foreign films -- France Romantic comedy films Video recordings

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Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 881

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ISBN:

9781681433196

Description:

3 Blu-ray discs (395 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book
digital optical mono Dolby digital
video file Blu-Ray region A
monochrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Container of (work): Marius (Motion picture : 1931)
Container of (work): Fanny (Motion picture : 1932)
Container of (work): César (Motion picture)

Notes:

Title from container
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
Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player
French dialogue; English subtitles

Contents:

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

Control Number:

2250445

UPC:

715515199018

Other Authors:

Allégret, Marc, 1900-1973, film director
Charpin, Fernand, 1887-1944, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Demazis, Orane, 1904-1991, actor
Fresnay, Pierre, 1897-1975, actor
Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956, film director
Pagnol, Marcel, 1895-1974, screenwriter, film director
Raimu, 1883-1946, actor

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