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Le schpountz

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Fernandel in Le schpountz (1938)
Comedy
Meeting a movie team on location near his house, a young man gets a lot of encouragement for his dreaming career as a movie star in what was only sarcasm from the members of the team. This i... Read allMeeting a movie team on location near his house, a young man gets a lot of encouragement for his dreaming career as a movie star in what was only sarcasm from the members of the team. This is the characteristic of a schpountz: someone who sees himself as a born movie comedian and... Read allMeeting a movie team on location near his house, a young man gets a lot of encouragement for his dreaming career as a movie star in what was only sarcasm from the members of the team. This is the characteristic of a schpountz: someone who sees himself as a born movie comedian and is blind on the critics to his dream. After he has signed a fake contract which he blindl... Read all
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7.4/10
752
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    • Marcel Pagnol
    • Marcel Pagnol(adaptation and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fernandel
    • Orane Demazis
    • Fernand Charpin
    • Marcel Pagnol
    • Marcel Pagnol(adaptation and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fernandel
    • Orane Demazis
    • Fernand Charpin
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Fernandel
    Fernandel
    • Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
    Orane Demazis
    Orane Demazis
    • Françoise
    Fernand Charpin
    Fernand Charpin
    • L'oncle Baptiste Fabre
    • (as Charpin)
    Léon Belières
    Léon Belières
    • Meyerboom
    Enrico Glori
    Enrico Glori
    • Bodigar Glazunoff
    Robert Vattier
    Robert Vattier
    • Astruc
    Marcel Maupi
    • Le barman
    Louisard
    • Charlet
    Henri Poupon
    • Galubert
    Robert Bassac
    • Dromart
    Charles Blavette
    Charles Blavette
    • Martelette
    • (as Blavette)
    Jean Castan
    • Casimir Fabre
    André Pollack
    • L'avoué
    • (as Pollack)
    Charblay
    • Adolphe, le portier du studio
    Tyrand
    • Le pape
    • (as Tyran)
    Jacques B. Brunius
    • L'accessoiriste
    • (as Borel)
    Henri Champetier
    • Nick
    • (as Champetier)
    Roger Forster
    • Lucien
    • (as Forster)
      • Marcel Pagnol
      • Marcel Pagnol(adaptation and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The movie was shot a second time because the confusion around the first shooting when Marcel Pagnol was writing the scenario day by day. Unavailable for the second shooting, Pierre Brasseur was replaced by Roger Forster (I) but some of the shots involving Brasseur were still used.
    • Goofs
      Unavailable for the second shooting (see trivia entry), Pierre Brasseur was replaced by Roger Forster but some of the shots involving Brasseur were still used.
    • Quotes

      Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz': Tout condamné à mort aura la tête tranchée

    • Connections
      Featured in Les sentiers Marcel Pagnol. Les chemins d'une vie (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      L'Amour Incompris
      Music by Casimir Oberfeld

      Lyrics by Jean Manse

      Performed by Fernandel

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    "Le schpountz" : what's that thing?
    Gerard Oury, who recently died ,made a remake in 1999 starring Smain and Sabine Azéma.It was greeted by a poor reception in France and the users on the IMDb agree,given its very low rating.

    One cannot redo a Pagnol movie ,one cannot take on a Fernandel part.They were unique.

    Not that "Le Schpounz" is a perfect movie:its last part (or should I say its last act for,as most of Pagnol's movies of that era,it was first a play) drags on a bit too much.

    "Le Schpounz" is not a word which is in the French dictionary;it means "idiot' "moron".

    Irénée (Fernandel) is sick and tired of working in his uncle 's(Charpin) grocery.He's dreaming of Hollywood .One day a film crew stops in his small village and have the poor moron sign a phony contract for Meyerboum productions.The poor fool really believes he is bound for glory so he takes a train to Paris where he is subject to bad jokes again until...

    Fernandel easily switches from laughter to tears,and his words ,when he discovers he's been led up the garden path ,are bitter and harsh.There are interesting thoughts about a comic actor ,particularly when Orane Demazis talks about Charlie Chaplin.

    Like "Topaze" (1932 and 1950) it's also a revenge :Irénée was humiliated in his grocery (this boy is no good at anything!)as Topaze was a ridiculous little teacher in love with his headmaster's daughter who laughed behind his back.Both have made their way of life:the former has become a star,the latter a businessman.Irenée,however,remains a nice person (so does his uncle who 's got a heart of gold in fact) whereas Jouvet made Topaze a disturbing character in the first version.

    NB.Watch out for Pierre Brasseur's cameo as "Cousine" ,a gay who thinks that men should not marry women.(sic)
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Aug 4, 2006

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      • September 4, 1939 (United States)
      • France
      • French
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      • Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    • Production company
      • Les Films Marcel Pagnol
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    • 2 hours 40 minutes
      • Black and White

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