Marcel Pagnol’s Marseilles Trilogy (1931-36): Criterion Blu-ray review
Criterion’s Blu-ray edition of Marcel Pagnol’s Marseilles Trilogy is a revelation, a vibrant, humanistic display of the dramatic possibilities of sound […]
Review: Fanny (1932)
Director: Marc Allégret
Cast: Orane Demazis, Raimu, Fernand Charpin, Alida Rouffe, Auguste Mouriès,
Orane Demazis
Raimu
Fernand Charpin
Alida Rouffe
Auguste Mouriès
Plot: Picking up moments after the end of Marius, this film follows Fanny’s grief after Marius’s departure—and her realization that she’s pregnant. Panisse continues courting her and embraces the baby’s impending arrival as a gift, so long as its paternity remains a secret. Fanny and Panisse wed, but after her baby’s birth, Marius returns unexpectedly and demands what he believes is still his.
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