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[petiteflamme]

Les choses qui m'amusent..

La patrie, l'honneur, la liberté, il n'y a rien: l'univers tourne
autour d'une paire de fesses, c'est tout.

-Jean-Paul Sartre

(Patriotism, honour, freedom, there's nothing there: the universe
revolves around a pair of buttocks, that's all.)

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[thermaland]

To be precise, Marcel Pagnol first made a film called Manon des Sources in 1953, which he then adapted into two novels: Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, collectively known as L'Eau des Collines. Those books are beautiful by the way. In the late 80s, these were made again into two films by Claude Berri.

I hadn't seen Kari's question as I've got bored of those communities, but I'll answer it now. Marcel Pagnol did a number of films that are all set in the same Marseilles area. La Femme du Boulanger is probably the most famous one. I can't think of similar films made in recent times to be honest, apart from those mentionned above.

[petiteflamme]

Thanks :-)

It does get confusing, with Pagnol having been a film maker as well. I just hope I don't confuse anyone when I'm doing my presentation, lol

first made a film called Manon des Sources in 1953, which he then adapted into two novels

That's weird, I'd thought it was the other way around. I'll have to check that.

Merci!

[petiteflamme]

hehe, you're right, I'm wrong. I must've misread something. I'm glad you mentioned it actually, or I wouldn't have checked up on it. It just seems a strange way to do it; make a film then write the book.

:-)

[thermaland]

He was ahead of his time! Pagnol was chiefly a film-maker, but his books have aged better.

I used to live in Lyons in the early 90s and our next door neighbour was his niece. She was a grumpy old woman!

[petiteflamme]

I used to live in Lyons in the early 90s and our next door neighbour was his niece. She was a grumpy old woman

Handy to know...I'll talk about that if I run out of stuff to say, lol :-)

[petiteflamme]

Cool, thanks for that. I'm actually currently reading L'eau des collines, the novel the two came from. :-)

I might have a look in the uni library today for those other ones you mentioned, I've been meaning to do that.

Thanks for your help :-)