Marius (1931)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Alexander Korda

Writers:

Marcel Pagnol (play), Marcel Pagnol (screenplay)

Stars:

Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Raimu	...	César Olivier
Pierre Fresnay	...	Marius
Fernand Charpin	...	Honoré Panisse (as Charpin)
Alida Rouffe	...	Honorine Cabanis
Paul Dullac	...	Félix Escartefigue
Alexandre Mihalesco	...	Piquoiseau (as Mihalesco)
Robert Vattier	...	Albert Brun
Édouard Delmont	...	Le Goelec
Orane Demazis	...	Fanny

Storyline

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. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, comic spirit, tries to guide his son.

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Plot Keywords:

love | marseille | provence | sailor | marseille provence | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 April 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Marios

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Marcel Pagnol

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min 120 min (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 11 mins) Honorine (Alida Rouffe) is talking with César. She puts her glass on the table, but after a cut, she put the same glass again on the table.

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Connections

Version of La trilogie marseillaise: Marius (2013)

User Reviews

Sail Away

With its stagy direction, its straightforward storyline and its lovable character depictions this first part of Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy offers a welcome relief from today's often all too florid movies.

Of course, it all seems quite broad, static and dated at first, but if you look behind the theatrics, the powerful sincerity and humanity of Pagnol's vision - coupled with some wonderful performances and the writing's flawless mélange of bitterness and sweetness, of jocular humour and heartwarming sentiment, of life's average highs and lows - more than make up for it.

8 out of 10 cuckolded sailors