''Manon of the Spring'' (, ) is a 1952 French two-part
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
Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...
and starring
Jacqueline Pagnol,
Raymond Pellegrin and
Henri Vilbert. It was shot at
Marseille Studios and
on location around
La Treille and
Aubagne
Aubagne (; according to the classic norm or according to the Mistralian norm) is a Commune in France, commune in the southern French Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2020, the commune was awarded three flowers by the ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Eugène Delfau. It was released as two separate films, the second under the title ''Ugolin''.
It was later turned by Pagnol into the novel ''
The Water of the Hills'', augmented with a prequel first part (''Jean de Florette''), and was adapted again as a
1986 film, alongside ''
Jean de Florette
''Jean de Florette'' () is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri. It was followed by '' Manon des sources'', released the same year. Both are the adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s 1963 two-part novel '' The Water of the Hills'', with t ...
''.
Cast
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Jacqueline Pagnol as Manon des Sources
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Raymond Pellegrin as Maurice, L'Instituteur
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Henri Vilbert as Le Curé
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Rellys as Ugolin
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as Philoxène, le Maire
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Annie Roudier as La Mère de l'instituteur
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Edmond Ardisson as Ange, le Fontainier
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Henri Arius
Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France.
Selected filmography
* '' Don't Shout It from the Rooftops'' (1943)
* '' Jeannou'' (1 ...
as Claudius, le Boucher
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André Bervil
André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy p.192 He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey.
Selected filmography
* '' My Little Marquise'' (1937)
* '' The Beauty of Montparnasse'' (1 ...
as Anatole, le Boulanger
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Charles Blavette
Charles Blavette (24 June 1902 – 21 November 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1933 and 1966.
Selected filmography
* ''Jofroi'' (1934) – Antoine
* '' Angèle'' (1934) – Tonin
* ''Toni'' (1935) – Antonio ...
as Pamphile, le Menuisier
* as Cabridan
* as La Mère de Polyte
* as Femme d'Ange
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Daxely as Josias, frère de Jonas
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Del Bosco as Jonas, frère de Josias
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Édouard Delmont as Anglade
* as Le grand Bossu
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Marcelle Géniat as Baptistine, la Piémontaise
* as Aricie, femme de Cabridan
* as L'Ingénieur
* as Pétugue, le Forgeron
* as Nathalie
* as Sidonie
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Milly Mathis
Milly Mathis (8 September 1901 – 30 March 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on 8 September 1901 as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, uncr ...
as Amélie, la Femme du Menuisier
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Jean Panisse as Eliacin
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Henri Poupon as Le Papet
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René Sarvil as Le Brigadier
* as Polyte
* as La Bouchère
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Jacques Valois as Le Directeur des Bauxites
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Robert Vattier as Monsieur Belloiseau
References
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1952 films
French comedy films
1952 comedy films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Marcel Pagnol
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
Films set in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gaumont (company) films
Films shot in Marseille
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