29 November 2013
Actor Daniel Auteuil hearts Marcel Pagnol (the Provencal writer and film-maker best known for creating Jean de Florette). Having made his directing debut with The Well Digger’s Daughter (a remake of Pagnol’s 1940 film), Auteuil now adapts a pair of Pagnol’s plays. In the first, we meet restless wannabe sailor Marius (Raphael Personnaz) and sweet local beauty, Fanny (Victoire Belezy). In the second, we find out if they’ll wind up in each other’s arms. Auteuil plays Marius’s dad. Unless you’re a ginormous fan of the French actor, you will find it hard to stay awake.
