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The Fanny Trilogy 4 DVD Set (Pagnol)
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For the first time on DVD an all-new restoration of Marcel Pagnol's The Fanny Trilogy. Considered "one of the most cherished love stories of the century" (American Film Magazine), The Fanny Trilogy can now be appreciated in a four-disc box set bringing all three feature films from the trilogy Marius (1931), Fanny (1932) and César (1936) together with a fourth disc bringing a wide variety of special features including: a 74-minute documentary about the trilogy, 88 minutes of exclusive audio commentary by Marcel Pagnol, original theatrical trailers, and much more. Also included is an illustrated essay by French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (The Clockmaker, Capitaine Conan) on Marcel Pagnol's oeuvre.
Special Features Include:
- Introductory essay by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
- �About the Trilogy� (2003), a 74-minute documentary about Marcel Pagnol�s Fanny Trilogy
- Theatrical Trailers for Marius, Fanny, and César
- Audio Commentary by Marcel Pagnol for Marius (60 min), Fanny (18 min), and César (10 min).
- Posters Gallery
- Stills Gallery
- Gallery of Original Promotional Material
- A Marcel Pagnol Biography
- Filmographies
- In French w/ Optional English Subtitles
�Viewed together, these films form a composite portrait of France�s most paradoxical filmmaker � a deliberately parochial man of letters...who refashioned the medium into a new blend of theatricality and realism." - Stephen Harvey, The New York Times
"Spins a simple, charming story out of the humor and compassion of the Provencal French" - The New York Times
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Marius
Director: Alexander Korda
Country: France
Year: 1931
Marius, the first film in the Fanny Trilogy, masterfully tells the tale of the subject Pagnol knew best, the people and settings of Marseilles, in the south of France. César (Raimu) is a café owner in the port of Marseilles whose son Marius (Pierre Fresnay) loves Fanny (Orane Demazis), the daughter of a fish-monger, but also longs to live the adventurous life of a sailor.
Written and produced by Marcel Pagnol. With Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Charpin
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Fanny
Director: Marc Allegret
Country: France
Year: 1932
Set in Marseilles, the young and beautiful Fanny discovers that she is pregnant after her lover, Marius, has deserted her to follow the adventurous life of the sea. This second installation was the last in the trilogy to be adapted by Pagnol from the stage.
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César
Director: Marcel Pagnol
Country: France
Year: 1936
The final film in Pagnol’s trilogy begins with the death of César’s best friend, old Panisse, the town merchant who has devoted his wealth and love to the happiness of his young wife, Fanny, and their son. After the death of Panisse, the son is told
by his mother that his real father
is the legendary Marius, César’s son, who left Marseilles 20 years earlier to
travel the world.
Feeling betrayed, the son sets out to find Marius, who is living quietly in a nearby town.
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