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Tag Archives: Raimu
The Twins of Brighton (1936) Claude Heymann, Raimu
Slapstick inheritance comedy based on the confusion between twin brothers Read More »
The Baker’s Wife (1938) Marcel Pagnol, Raimu, Ginette Leclerc, Fernand Charpin
In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. Read More »
L’arlésienne (1942) Marc Allégret, Raimu, Gaby Morlay, Louis Jourdan
In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri falls in love with a young woman from Arles. Read More »
Strangers in the House / Les Inconnus dans la Maison (1942) Henri Decoin, Raimu, Juliette Faber, Gabrielle Fontan
Since his wife left him, almost twenty years ago, the once brilliant lawyer Loursat Read More »
César (1936) Marcel Pagnol, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. Read More »
Strange M. Victor / L’étrange Monsieur Victor (1938) Jean Grémillon, Raimu, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Renaud
A merchant from Toulon (Raimu) of honorable appearance is in fact a receiver for a band of criminals. Read More »
Fanny (1932) Marc Allégret, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin
Marius has left, signed up for a five year hitch on a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. Read More »
The well-diggers daughter (1940) Marcel Pagnol, Raimu, Fernandel, Josette Day
Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. Read More »
Marius (1931) Alexander Korda, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Comedy, Drama, Romance
César runs a bar along Marseilles’ port, assisted by his 23 year old son, Marius. Colorful characters abound: M. Panisse, an aging widower and prosperous sail maker; Honorine, a fishmonger with a sidewalk stall near the bar; her daughter, Fanny, who helps her sell cockles; and, various old salts.
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