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   On Dec 10, 2023 at 5:12:21 PM PST, "Bill Anderson"    
   wrote:   
      
   > Marcel Pagnol, 1895-1974 was a beloved French novelist, playwright, and   
   > filmmaker. His plays were hugely popular on stage, but he was not   
   > interested in making movies until the advent of sound enabled him to   
   > transfer his playwriting skills onto the big screen. His “Marseilles   
   > Trilogy“ comprising the films MARIUS, FANNY, and CESAR remain an endearing   
   > story which if you have never seen you really ought to get busy. All three   
   > were restored to high definition Blu-ray format a few years ago and it is a   
   > terrific box set.   
   >   
   > Back in 1990 two of his autobiographical novels, My Father‘s Glory and My   
   > Mother’s Castle, were made into movies by Yves Robert and they are among my   
   > favorites. They tell of Marcel‘s life as a child in Marseille and in the   
   > mountains outside of town where the Pagnol family owned a very modest   
   > weekend retreat. We see the future man of letters learn about life in a   
   > fascinating city and the rustic hills of Provence in the early years of the   
   > 20th century. They are gentle movies: lovely, amusing, and fascinating   
   > glimpses of a world that no longer exists.   
   >   
   > Earlier this week some friends came over for a movie night and I showed   
   > them the second of the two movies, My Mother’s Castle, because I think it   
   > is the stronger of the two. They liked it so much we ended up watching   
   > both.   
      
   A most intrigueing recommendation--I'm on it!   
      
   I've seen the trilogy at least twice, and also the habbled and fascinating   
   Frankensteinian 1961 version of "Fanny." I note now that there was yet another   
   version of "Fanny" done in 2013. I guess I'll have to see that too...   
      
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