César (film)
Encyclopedia
"César" is a 1936 French
film, written and directed by Marcel Pagnol
. It's the final part of his Marseille trilogy, which began with the film Marius
and was followed by Fanny
. In difference to these two movies "César"was not based on a play by Pagnol, but written directly as a film script. In 1946 Pagnol adapted the script as a stage play.
French films of 1936
A list of films produced in France in 1936:-1936:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database**...
film, written and directed by Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.-Biography:...
. It's the final part of his Marseille trilogy, which began with the film Marius
Marius (film)
Marius is a French theatre script written by Marcel Pagnol that was later converted into a film of the same name. The film is a part of a trilogy which includes the films César and Fanny .-Synopsis:The film takes place mostly in the waterfront bar of Cesar, Marius' father...
and was followed by Fanny
Fanny (1932 film)
Fanny is a 1932 French comedy film, directed by Marc Allégret based on the play by Marcel Pagnol. It's the second part in the Marseillaise film trilogy that started with Marius and concluded with César ...
. In difference to these two movies "César"was not based on a play by Pagnol, but written directly as a film script. In 1946 Pagnol adapted the script as a stage play.
Plot
Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Césariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Césariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Césariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Césariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Césariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be.Cast
- Marius (Pierre FresnayPierre FresnayPierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach in Paris, France in 1897, he was encouraged by his uncle, the actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film...
) - Fanny Panisse (Orane Demazis)
- Honoré Panisse (Charpin)
- Honorine Cabanis (Alida Rouff
- Césariot Panisse (André Fouche)
- Claudine Foulon (Milly Mathis)
- Albert Brown (Robert Vattier)
- Felix Escartefique (Paul Dullac)
- Innocent Mangiapan (Marcel Maupi)
- Dr. Felicien Venelle (Edouard Delmont)
- Elzear Bonnegrâce (Thommeray)
- Missionary boy (Jean Castan)
- Pierre Dromard (Robert Bassac)
- Assistant of Panisse (Relly)
In popular culture
- The famed restaurateur and founder of California cuisine, Alice WatersAlice WatersAlice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, activist, and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally-grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine.Waters opened the restaurant in 1971. It has consistently ranked...
, was so taken by this film that she named her Berkeley restaurant "Chez Panisse". The café upstairs from the restaurant is decorated with posters from the films "Marius", "Fanny", and "César". (http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0022877/trivia) - The main characters from the films Marius, Fanny and César make a cameo appearance in the AsterixAsterixAsterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...
comic book Asterix and the BanquetAsterix and the BanquetAsterix and the Banquet is the fifth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo . It was first serialized in the magazine Pilote, issues 172-213, in 1963.-Plot:...
. (http://www.mage.fst.uha.fr/asterix/allusion/pagnol.html) (http://www.asterix.com/encyclopedia/characters/cesar-drinklikafix.html) - James WhaleJames WhaleJames Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor. He is best remembered for his work in the horror film genre, having directed such classics as Frankenstein , The Old Dark House , The Invisible Man and Bride of Frankenstein...
's film Port of Seven SeasPort of Seven SeasPort of Seven Seas is a 1938 drama film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan. The movie was written by Preston Sturges based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them, and was directed by James Whale...
is a remake of "César". (http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0030615/)