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Jofroi
Sign in to saveJofroi is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto. It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film is based on the short story "Jofroi de la Maussan" by Jean Giono, which appears in the collection of his short stories The Solitude of Compassion.
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6.7Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the small town will blame Alphonse and Alphonse’s life will be miserable. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…
Cast
- Vincent Scotto as Jofroi
- Henri Poupon as Fonse Durbec
- Annie Toinon as Barbe
- Odette Roger as Marie
- Charles Blavette as Tonin
- André Robert as l'instituteur
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Jofroi is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto. It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film is based on the short story "Jofroi de la Maussan" by Jean Giono, which appears in the collection of his short stories The Solitude of Compassion.
==Cast== Vincent Scotto as Jofroi Henri Poupon as Fonse Charles Blavette as Antonin Odette Roger as Marie Annie Toinon as Barbe Henri Darbrey as Le notaire André Robert as L' instituteur José Tyrand as Le curé
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