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Director:
Jean Renoir
Writers:
Jean Renoir (screenplay) &
Jacques Levert (story)
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Release Date:
4 November 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
In the 1920s, the Provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in the agriculture... more | add synopsis
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Early New Wave model more

Cast

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Charles Blavette ... Antonio Canova dit 'Toni'
Celia Montalván ... Josefa (as Celia Montalvan)
Édouard Delmont ... Fernand (as Delmont)
Max Dalban ... Albert (as Dalban)
Jenny Hélia ... Marie (as Jenny Helia)
Michel Kovachevitch ... Sebastian (as M. Kovachevicht)
Andrex ... Gabi
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Additional Details

Country:
France
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2006) | Finland:K-16 (1965)

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Early New Wave model, 30 November 2006
6/10
Author: Framescourer from London, UK

This is cinematic version of mid-late 19th century 'verismo' opera, with its working-class characters, realism and omerta-linked tragedy (this film even has a child dressed as a Pagliacco in the final shot).

What it doesn't have is the melodrama of its operatic forebears, which sometimes makes for a dry experience on screen. One can see how this gripped the imagination of the New Wave proper. The early murder and flight sequence of A Bout de Soufflé is remarkably similar to the final chase sequence in this film.

Charles Blavette overcomes the restrictions on expression to really make a sympathetic titular character, honest but bound by his immigrant status and class. The acting from the rest of the supporting cast is wildly mixed - it's very difficult to choose between the artists and the co-opted locals. Renoir's shooting is sophisticated: carefully framed, with a wide range of panning, tracking and selective focus and a sharp attention to continuity.

No historic document, but an entertaining New Wave movie nascent 6/10

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