Cast : Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
1931 / drama / France / 127’ / Noir & blanc / status : completed / French / long feature-film / All Rights / French and International catalog
Marius is a young man who is excited by the sea. He loves his father César, gruff and good-natured, and also loves the little Fanny who sells shells in front of César’s bar. Since his childhood, the desire to run the world inflames him. He fights against his madness. He doesn’t want to abandon his father, who might die of grief, nor little Fanny, who thinks only of him. And yet the sea is there…
Press
“A marvelous, lusty film.”
Chicago Reader
“A SUPERBLY PERFORMED AND POLISHED ROMANTIC DRAMA.”
The Hollywood Reporter
