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The films of
Rellys
Rellys
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Angèle (1934) Marcel Pagnol |
Merlusse (1935) Marcel Pagnol |
César (1936) Marcel Pagnol |
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| This is the first of Marcel Pagnol’s three ambitious film adaptations of novels by Jean Giono (followed by Regain and La Femme du boulanger). Like many of Pagnol’s films... [More...] |
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The final instalment in Marcel Pagnol’s famous romantic trilogy provides a fitting conclusion to a remarkable and entertaining series of films... [More...] |
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Manon des sources (1953) Marcel Pagnol |
Honoré de Marseille (1956) Maurice Régamey |
Le Chômeur de Clochemerle (1957) Jean Boyer |
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| Marcel Pagnol’s penultimate film is this epic tale which masterfully portrays the frailties of human nature through some extraordinary performances and a characteristically well-crafted script... [More...] | One of Fernandel’s better comic outings, Honoré de Marseille is tailor-made for the horse-faced comedian and gives him ample opportunity to regale us with his talent for no-nonsense... [More...] | With its colourful characters, sunny rural setting and distinctive lead actors (Fernandel, Ginette Leclerc and Rellys), Le Chômeur de Clochemerle is immediately evocative of the films of Marcel Pagnol... [More...] |
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Crésus (1960) Jean Giono |
Le Voyage à Biarritz (1963) Gilles Grangier |
L'Âge ingrat (1964) Gilles Grangier |
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| Jean Giono is one of France’s most respected writers, famous for his enduring descriptions of Provence life. Many of his novels have been adapted for cinema... [More...] | This engaging comedy appears to have been tailor-made for Fernandel, allowing the popular comic actor to turn in one of his most sympathetic and convincing performances... [More...] | This film boasts not one but two icons of French cinema – Jean Gabin and Fernandel. They had previously appeared together in three films in the 1930s before each went on to forge his own path to stardom... [More...] |
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Heureux qui comme Ulysse (1970) Henri Colpi |
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| Star of French cinema for four decades, the great comic actor Fernandel finally bows out with grace in this poignant if slightly sentimental comedy-drama... [More...] |
