Tonight on Netflix: Released 94 years ago, this film is an immortal classic of French cinema

From a young age, Marius worked with his father César, serving customers at the counter of the small Bar de la Marine in the Old Port of Marseille. He secretly loves a fan who sells shellfish with his mother next to the establishment. But every time he watches a three-masted ship sailing out to sea, his heart urges him to sail toward the horizon.

A great classic of French cinema

In 1933, two years after signing his legendary play MariusMarcel Pagnoli goes to the movie set for the first time in his career. If Alexander Korda’s name is in the credits of the adaptation, Pagnoli is the producer, signs the script and makes decisions about the filming.

Thus, we can attribute to him the authorship of what will soon become a timeless classic of French cinema, primarily thanks to his brilliant authorial prose.

Almost a century later, Marius’s colorful prints, bathed in the gentle sound of Mediterranean waves and covered in a warm Marseille accent, still stand proudly among the most famous phrases of the French Seventh Art.

A legendary duo

To reveal them, Pagnoli surrounded himself with a fantastic cast: Pierre Fresnay in the title role, Oran Demazis as Fan, but above all Fernand Sharpen and the indescribable Raimu as Panis and César. Forming a legendary duo, temporarily joined by Mr Bruni and Escartefig to play the legendary card game, these two cinematic giants will shake dark rooms with thunderous sounds and shake red armchairs with laughter.

An absolute must for anyone with even the slightest interest in Marcel Pagnoli’s career, Marius should be (re)discovered on Netflix immediately if you want to spend a great evening at the movies with family or friends.

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