Angele (1934)

A young and naive peasant girl in Provence, who has been seduced and abandoned, moves to Marseilles and becomes a street-walker after having her baby.

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Writers:

Jean Giono (novel), Marcel Pagnol

Stars:

Orane Demazis, Fernandel, Henri Poupon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Orane Demazis	...	Angèle Barbaroux
Fernandel	...	Saturnin
Henri Poupon	...	Clarius Barbaroux
Jean Servais	...	Albin
Annie Toinon	...	Philomène Barbaroux
Blanche Poupon	...	Florence
Marcelle Vial	...	La petite servante
Thommeray	...	Le monsieur de la ville
Andrex	...	Louis
Charles Blavette	...	Tonin (as Blavette)
Juliette Petit	...	L'Esmenarde
Fernand Flament	...	Jo (as Flament)
Darcelys	...	Le Tatoué
Delaurme	...	Le Patron du bar
Édouard Delmont	...	Amédée (as E. Delmont)

Storyline

Angèle, the daughter of Clarius, a farmer in the mountain of Provence, lives with her parents and their valet Saturnin. One day, near the farm, she meets Louis, a good-looking young man from Marseilles who is taking a holiday there. Unaware that he is nothing but a gigolo she is seduced by Louis and follows him to the city. But Louis, who has made her pregnant, forces her to be a whore before rejecting her. A year later, Saturnin comes to Marseilles in search of Angèle and finds her in a sorry state. He persuades her to return to the farm....

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Plot Keywords:

marseille | provence | prostitute | father daughter relationship | melodrama | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

September 1934 (France)

Also Known As:

Angele

Filming Locations:

Escaliers de la Gare Saint-Charles, Marseille 1, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Marcel Pagnol

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)

User Reviews

Mainly for Fernandel.

Marcel Pagnol was a writer/director whose work has stood the test of time quite well.Most of his films remain classics and fifteen years ago,Yves Robert transferred his memoirs to the screen with talent and sensitiveness.

On the other hand "Angele" has not worn that much well.Orane Demazis,Pagnol's then-partner was neither exciting nor attractive an actress.She is cast as an unmarried mother,one of Pagnol's permanent features which we also find in the highly superior trilogy (Marius/Cesar/Fanny) as well as in later works such "la fille du puisatier" .But the real meat lies in Fernandel's harrowing portrayal of a half-witted.One should remember that those were days when this great actor was relegated to coarse comedy.Fernandel single-handedly made "Angèle" worthwhile.