Movies
- Marius—Marcel Pagnol's 1931 French-language film adapted from his 1929 play Marius
- Fanny—Marcel Pagnol's 1932 French-language film adapted from his 1932 play Fanny
- Brown on Resolution (1935), based on C.S. Forester's book of the same name
- César—Marcel Pagnol's 1936 French-language comedy-drama conclusion to his trilogy about a Marseille couple, played by Pierre Fresnay and Orane Demazis.
- Port of Seven Seas—1938 dramatic film written by Preston Sturges, based on the plays of Marcel Pagnol and the films based on them. The film was directed by James Whale, starred Wallace Beery, and featured Frank Morgan and Maureen O'Sullivan.
- La Fille du Puisatier (The Well-Digger's Daughter) — a 1940 French romantic comedy drama directed by Marcel Pagnol.
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941), which tells the story of the non-fictional Edna Gladney who takes it upon herself to help orphaned children to find homes, despite the opposition of the "good" citizens who think that illegitimate children are beneath their interest.
- Sailor of the King (1953), also based on Brown on Resolution. The film has two endings; in one, the sailor dies and his origin is revealed; in the other, he survives and his origin is not revealed. In both endings the sailor is shown to be Canadian, as the actor chosen for the part (Jeffrey Hunter) was American.
- Peyton Place (1957), based on the best-selling novel by Grace Metalious
- Fanny (1961, adapted from the musical play, which in turn had been adapted from Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of plays, Fanny, Marius and César)
- Gosford Park (2002), a murder mystery set in 1932, driven by hidden illegitimacy
- La Fille du Puisatier (The Well-Digger's Daughter) — Daniel Auteuil's 2011 remake of Marcel Pagnol's 1940 film.
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Famous quotes containing the word movies:
“... in the movies Paris is designed as a backdrop for only three things—love, fashion shows, and revolution.”
—Jeanine Basinger (b. 1936)
“All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary movies increased. If any one thing is wrong with the movie industry today, it is the unrelenting effort to astonish.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)
“The movies were my textbooks for everything else in the world. When it wasn’t, I altered it. If I saw a college, I would see only cheerleaders or blonds. If I saw New York City, I would want to go to the slums I’d seen in the movies, where the tough kids played. If I went to Chicago, I’d want to see the brawling factories and the gangsters.”
—Jill Robinson (b. 1936)