Angele (1934)

Angele: Directed by Marcel Pagnol. With Orane Demazis, Fernandel, Henri Poupon, Jean Servais. A young and naive peasant girl in Provence, who has been seduced and abandoned, moves to Marseilles and becomes a street-walker after having her baby.

“Marcel Pagnol was a writer/director whose work has stood the test of time quite well.Most of his films remain classics and fifteen years ago,Yves Robert transferred his memoirs to the screen with talent and sensitiveness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the other hand u0026quot;Angeleu0026quot; has not worn that much well.Orane Demazis,Pagnolu0026#39;s then-partner was neither exciting nor attractive an actress.She is cast as an unmarried mother,one of Pagnolu0026#39;s permanent features which we also find in the highly superior trilogy (Marius/Cesar/Fanny) as well as in later works such u0026quot;la fille du puisatieru0026quot; .But the real meat lies in Fernandelu0026#39;s harrowing portrayal of a half-witted.One should remember that those were days when this great actor was relegated to coarse comedy.Fernandel single-handedly made u0026quot;Angèleu0026quot; worthwhile.”