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Marius

Play trailer Poster for Marius 1933,  2h 5m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Cesar (Raimu) and his son, Marius (Pierre Fresnay), run a bar together off a Marseilles port frequented by booze-seeking sailors, grizzled and weather-beaten captains, and the other seaside dwellers who live and work in Marseilles. Marius yearns to join a crew one day and try out his sea legs in search of exotic locations, but his dreams are held at bay by his love for local girl Fanny (Orane Demazis), whose offer of marriage from a wealthy older suitor brings him to expose his feelings for her.

Critics Reviews

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Farran Smith Nehme Village Voice Jan 3, 2017
Pagnol gives the illusion of naturalism through the vivid energy and affection of his characters. Go to Full Review
Don Druker Chicago Reader Jan 1, 2000
A marvelous, lusty film. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Oct 4, 2019
4/5
Marius sets the tone for the domestic tragedy threading the trilogy together, and takes its time establishing the characteristics of the ornery but jovial bar owner Cesar (a winning performance from Raimu). Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood The Retro Set Dec 29, 2018
8/10
One of the first great French talkies. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Apr 19, 2010
A tragicomedy not of camera angles but of bodies and voices Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 7, 2005
4/5
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Mar 12, 2018 We waTCHED THIS, THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE faNNY TRILOGY LAST NIGHT. iT HAS A VERY NON-hOLLYWOOD ENDING THAT i WILL NOT SPOIL. tHE CHARACTERS fANNY, MARIUS, AND cESAR ARE EACH STRUGGLING WITH THEIR OWN DESIRES AND THE CONFINES OF THEIR SOCIETY. tHE FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP OF MARIUS AND CESAR IS PARTICULARLY TOUCHING. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Alexander Korda

Director

Raimu

César Olivier

Pierre Fresnay

Marius

Orane Demazis

Fanny

Fernand Charpin

Honoré Panisse

Alida Rouffe

Honorine Cabanis

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Movie Info

Synopsis Cesar (Raimu) and his son, Marius (Pierre Fresnay), run a bar together off a Marseilles port frequented by booze-seeking sailors, grizzled and weather-beaten captains, and the other seaside dwellers who live and work in Marseilles. Marius yearns to join a crew one day and try out his sea legs in search of exotic locations, but his dreams are held at bay by his love for local girl Fanny (Orane Demazis), whose offer of marriage from a wealthy older suitor brings him to expose his feelings for her.
Director
Alexander Korda
Producer
Robert T. Kane, Marcel Pagnol
Screenwriter
Marcel Pagnol
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 1933, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2017
Runtime
2h 5m
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