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of Ozu is strained through a French intellect.
Not to even imply Pagnol isn't one of film's most intelligent, original, and startling talents: he is that, and very much more. There is a quality in artists which is all but impossible to describe: humanity. The greatest artists have embodied it in their work--- the ability to make one proud of being human in spite of all our cruelties, barbarisms, and faults.
The son of a wharf-side bar owner grows up with and falls for a girl whose family runs the next-door seafood business. However, since his earliest days, he also has been smitten with the life of sailors, captains, and with a deep love of the adventure which travel portends. This interior struggle is told as much with image as with dialogue. Raimu, as his father, is one of five brilliant actors who illuminate what could have been a trite melodrama but, through their combined artistry, becomes one of the most profound examinations of the human spirit.
I have Parts II and III sitting on the desk. I am too overwhelmed to see another today, it is that astonishing and satisfying.
Some of you may know Pagnol as the author of the work upon which Manon of the Spring and Jean de Flourette are based.
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Topic - "Marius." As great a film as you will find. Marcel Pagnol is what you get when the spirit - tinear 18:53:49 09/15/09 (26)
- RE: Well... - patrickU 02:13:27 09/16/09 (0)
- RE: "Marius." As great a film as you will find. Marcel Pagnol is what you get when the spirit - Victor Khomenko 19:23:54 09/15/09 (24)
- The poignancy of the story, the light touch with heart-breaking universal themes, and - tinear 21:17:18 09/15/09 (23)
- Sounds like it found you in a romantic mood - Victor Khomenko 06:20:16 09/16/09 (1)
- I had my usual highly critical lens fully operational. After 10 minutes, I - tinear 07:34:46 09/16/09 (0)
- RE: The poignancy of the story, the light touch with heart-breaking universal themes, and - patrickU 02:14:18 09/16/09 (20)
- You mean he can't appreciate.... "Anna Karenina?" But he is on record strongly as - tinear 07:35:52 09/16/09 (19)
- RE: Of course not! But there is a certain feeling that-- - patrickU 08:16:38 09/16/09 (18)
- I can't understand it in French, period. It would take me - tinear 08:19:20 09/16/09 (17)
- Not just the matter of the language - Victor Khomenko 10:10:24 09/16/09 (12)
- RE: Not just the matter of the language - patrickU 11:51:53 09/16/09 (0)
- I'd strongly disagree. Cultures differ in specifics but humanity is - tinear 11:46:02 09/16/09 (10)
- RE: Of course humanity is a common language among human. - patrickU 11:57:52 09/16/09 (0)
- I don't see where - Victor Khomenko 11:56:26 09/16/09 (8)
- Okay, I'll bite. Which two Russian literary works are you alluding to? nt - tinear 12:19:52 09/16/09 (6)
- Didn't mean this as a puzzle - Victor Khomenko 12:37:29 09/16/09 (5)
- RE: BABEL! Was it fun to read! nt - patrickU 05:06:31 09/17/09 (2)
- I know you liked it, but I simply CAN'T imagine preserving its unique flavor in translation - Victor Khomenko 06:32:56 09/17/09 (1)
- RE: I know you liked it, but I simply CAN'T imagine preserving its unique flavor in translation - patrickU 07:00:03 09/17/09 (0)
- I'd argue that the greatest works by the greatest artists transcend - tinear 16:08:53 09/16/09 (1)
- Well, lesse... - Victor Khomenko 06:30:31 09/17/09 (0)
- RE: So our both response to Tin wrote simultaneous are --- - patrickU 12:00:01 09/16/09 (0)
- RE: I can't understand it in French, period. It would take me - patrickU 08:24:02 09/16/09 (3)
- I NEVER get dubbed films unless absolutely unavailable! The Pagnol - tinear 12:21:24 09/16/09 (2)
- RE: I NEVER get dubbed films unless absolutely unavailable! The Pagnol - patrickU 05:05:00 09/17/09 (1)
- You and Victor have prevailed: my all-region dvd player is ordered! nt - tinear 16:49:24 09/17/09 (0)
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