Jofroi 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…
Stars: Vincent Scotto, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, Odette Roger, Charles Blavette, André Robert
Crew: Marcel Pagnol (Director), Marcel Pagnol (Screenplay), Jean Giono (Novel), Willy Faktorovitch (Director of Photography), André Robert (Editor), Suzanne de Troeye (Editor)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Les Auteurs Associés
Runtime: 48 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 16, 1934
IMDb: 4.5
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