''Marius'' is a 2013 film adaptation of the play of the same name by

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. It stars Raphaël Personnaz,

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, Victoire Bélézy,

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, Daniel Russo,

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and Nicolas Vaude. Auteuil also directed and wrote the screenplay.

Cast

as César * Raphaël Personnaz as Marius *

as Panisse * Victoire Bélézy as Fanny *

as Honorine * Nicolas Vaude as Monsieur Brun * Daniel Russo as Escartefigue *

as Piquoiseau * Jean-Louis Barcelona as Frisepoulet * Martine Diotalevi as Madame Escartefigue

Critical response

On the review aggregator website

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, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on ten reviews, with an average rating of 5.38/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* French romantic drama films 2010s French-language films French films based on plays Films based on works by Marcel Pagnol 2013 romantic drama films 2013 films Remakes of French films Pathé films Films scored by Alexandre Desplat Films directed by Daniel Auteuil 2010s French films {{2010s-romantic-drama-film-stub