Topaze (1951)

A film by Marcel Pagnol

Cast : Fernandel, Pierre Larquey, Jacqueline Pagnol

1951 / drama / France / 143’ / Noir & blanc / status : completed / French / long feature-film / All Rights / French and International catalog

Topaze, an ineffectual tutor, is dismissed from a boarding school. Faced with unemployment, he resorts to giving private lessons to the nephew of Suzy Courtois, a woman of questionable repute. Upon recognizing the futility of his educational endeavors, he transforms into a cynical rogue.

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