''Jofroi'' is a 1934 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto. It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film is based on the short story "Jofroi de la Maussan" by

Jean Giono Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. First period Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a ...

, which appears in the collection of his short stories ''

The Solitude of Compassion ''The Solitude of Compassion'' () is a 1932 collection of short stories by the French writer Jean Giono, some of which had appeared earlier. The stories focus on rural life in Provence. The book was published in English in 2002, translated by Edwar ...

''.

Cast

* Vincent Scotto as Jofroi * Henri Poupon as Fonse * Charles Blavette as Antonin * Odette Roger as Marie * Annie Toinon as Barbe * Henri Darbrey as Le notaire * André Robert as L' instituteur * José Tyrand as Le curé

References

Bibliography

* Betz, Mark. ''Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema''. University of Minnesota Press, 2009.

External links

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at marcel-pagnol.com 1934 drama films 1934 films Films based on French short stories Films based on works by Jean Giono Films directed by Marcel Pagnol French drama films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films French-language drama films {{1930s-France-film-stub