The Marseille trilogy.
Gruff, sentimental César owns a waterfront bar in the old port of Marseille, where his son, Marius, wipes down tables and dreams of a life at sea. The prosperous, middle-aged sailmaker Panisse, wanting to wed Marius's sweetheart, Fanny, sets up a generation-spanning romantic triangle, the story...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2017]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
881. |
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| Summary: | Gruff, sentimental César owns a waterfront bar in the old port of Marseille, where his son, Marius, wipes down tables and dreams of a life at sea. The prosperous, middle-aged sailmaker Panisse, wanting to wed Marius's sweetheart, Fanny, sets up a generation-spanning romantic triangle, the story of which unfolds in a series of fateful twists in the films, which first earned Pagnol his place in cinema history. Includes making and restoration of the films, documentaries, interviews, and more. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Marius (1.19:1) aspect ratio. Fanny (1.19:1) aspect ratio. César (1.37:1) aspect ratio. Special features: new introduction by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier; new interview with Nicolas Pagnol, grandson of writer-director Marcel Pagnol; segments from Marcel Pagnol: Morceaux choisis, a 1973 documentary series on Pagnol's life and work; Marseille, a short 1935 documentary about the Marseille harbor produced by Pagnol; archival interviews with actors Orane Demazis, Pierre Fresnay and Robert Vattier; Pagnol's poetic realism, a new video essay by scholar Brett Bowles; French television clip from 2015 about the restoration of the trilogy; theatrical rerelease trailer; essay by film critic Michael Atkinson and excerpts from Pagnol's introductions to his plays and screenplays. |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (395 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book |
| Format: | Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player. |
| ISBN: | 9781681433196 1681433192 |