3 Movies Directed by Marcel Pagnol

Harvest

Harvest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1939-10-02

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (253 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Giono (novel)

Marcel Pagnol (scenario & dialogue)

Fullplot:

The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-02-26

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (982 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a shepherd the night after Aimable produces his first breads. Aimable is so afflicted that he can not work anymore. Therefore, the villagers, who initially laughed at his cuckoldry, take the matter very seriously (they want the bread) and organize a plan to find Aurelie and to bring her back to the bakery.

The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1946-09-28

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (302 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Cast:

Writer:

Marcel Pagnol (dialogue)

Marcel Pagnol (screenplay)

Herman G. Weinberg (English titles)

Fullplot:

Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from the village; one thing leads to another, and when both Jacques and Felipe go off to war, she's carrying Jacques's child. Faced with estrangement from her father, denial by Jacques' family, and the news that Jacques himself is missing in action, will Patricia agree to marry Felipe?

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