ANGELE

A film by Marcel Pagnol

Cast : Fernandel, Henri Poupon, Orane Demazis

1934 / drama / France / original title : ANGÈLE / 150’ / Noir & blanc / status : completed / French / long feature-film / All Rights / French and International catalog

Seduced, then abandoned, Angèle soon finds herself in a brothel in Marseille. As the single mother of a little boy, she returns to the village where her father locks her in the cellar of the farm with her illegitimate offspring.

Press

“Angèle is one of the most beautiful films ever shot.”

Jean-Luc Godard

“A superb, generous and warm work.”

Télérama

“Pagnol’s finest film”

Georges Sadoul

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