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César

1936 · 141 min

A warm, talky, deeply human drama that unfolds with theatrical patience, balancing humour and heartbreak as old wounds are reopened and healed.

Overview
Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius, whose life has been fraught with calamity and poverty.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Marcel Pagnol
Written by
Marcel Pagnol
Starring
Raimu, Orane Demazis, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Robert Vattier, Paul Dullac, Marcel Maupi, Alida Rouffe
Music
Vincent Scotto
Cinematography
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Runtime
141 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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