Jofroi

Jofroi
Directed byMarcel Pagnol
Written byMarcel Pagnol
Based onJofroi by Jean Giono
Produced byRené Pagnol
StarringVincent Scotto
Henri Poupon
Charles Blavette
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Edited bySuzanne de Troeye
André Robert
Music byVincent Scotto
Production
company
Les Auteurs Associés
Distributed byLes Films Marcel Pagnol
Release date
  • 16 February 1934 (1934-02-16)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Jofroi is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto.[1] It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film is based on the short story "Jofroi de la Maussan" by Jean Giono, which appears in the collection of his short stories The Solitude of Compassion.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Betz p.243
  2. ^ Contrucci, Jean (1994-12-22). "Giono-Pagnol: le match du centenaire". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2014-08-17.

Bibliography

  • Betz, Mark. Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema. University of Minnesota Press, 2009.


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