Cesar 1936  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Marcel Pagnol
Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Orane Demazis, Andre Fouche, Alida Rouffe, Milly Mathis, Robert Vattier, Paul Dullac, Marcel Maupi, Edouard Delmont, Thommeray
This is the final entry in Marcel Pagnol's trilogy. (It was preceded by "Marius" (1931) and "Fanny" (1932).) Twenty years have passed since Fanny (Orane Demazis) and Honore Panisse (Fernand Charpin) were married. Now, as Panisse lies on his deathbed, he and his friend Cesar (Raimu) reminisce, and Panisse reflects on the fact that he has never told Fanny's son, Cesariot (Andre Fouche), that Marius (Fernand Charpin), not Panisse, is his biological father. After Panisse dies, Fanny tells Cesariot the truth, and, with that knowledge, Cesariot sets out on a search for Marius.
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Fanny 1932 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Marc Allegret
Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin, Auguste Mouries, Robert Vattier, Marcel Maupi, Alida Rouffe, Milly Mathis, Edouard Delmont, Odette Roger, Louis Boulle
In this second part of Marcel Pagnol's trilogy–"Marius" (1931) preceded it, and "Cesar" (1936) would follow)–Fanny (Orane Demazis) is pregnant by Marius (Pierre Fresnay) who has left for sea duty. So, she marries the elderly Honore Panisse (Fernand Charpin) to give the baby a home and keep his identity secret from Marius.
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The Heart of a Nation 1943  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Raimu, Louis Jouvet, Michele Morgan, Suzy Prim, Renee Devillers, Jean Mercanton, Georges Biscot, Colette Darfeuil, Rene Bergeron, Rene Genin, Fernand Ledoux, Charles Boyer
Events in the lives of Froment family members–throughout 70 years, from 1871 to 1940–are chronicled in this film, which was smuggled out of France and into the U.S. where it was dubbed and released in 1943. Narrated by Charles Boyer.
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Marius 1931 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin, Alida Rouffe, Paul Dullac, Alexandre Mihalesco, Robert Vattier, Edouard Delmont, Milly Mathis, Marcel Maupi, Lucien Callamand
In this the first of Marcel Pagnol's trilogy–"Fanny" (1932) and "Cesar" (1936) would follow–the story begins in Marseilles in the late 1920s. Marius (Pierre Fresnay) and Fanny (Orane Demazis) are in love, but Marius delays marriage because he longs to go to sea. Fanny, at long last, understands his desire and grants him his wish.
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| 1. Cesar (1936)
2. Fanny (1932)
3. The Heart of a Nation (1943)
4. Marius (1931)
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