Born in Aubagne on February 1895, son of Joseph Pagnol and Augustine Lansot, Marcel Pagnol had a classical and republican education, tinged with anticlericalism. As the son of a schoolmaster, from a very early age he developed a passion for classics and created at the age of 19 the literary magazine "FORTUNIO", in which were released critical reviews on drama plays and lyrical works as well as a serial novel called "PIROUETTES"...

Un film...
Le Rosier de Madame HussonLe Rosier de Madame Husson

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 Une parole...

Texts by the son of the schoolmaster from Marseille are now used for dictation exercises, and extracts from La gloire de mon père ("My Father's Glory") are prominent in French grammar books. No victory is nobler for compulsory and secular education than such a round-trip from the local primary school to the Académie and from the Académie back to primary school.

Pierre Tchernia
Journalist and film director.

Actualités

The conference of Sorèze January 2008



From the 2008 February 4th to the 14th, for its 6th edition, the Conference of Sorèz will take place at the abbey of Sorèze (Tarn), and will be devoted to the director and scenario writer Marcel Pagnol. One retrospective of hi... [ la suite ]

 

Interviews with Jacqueline Pagnol – France Inter – Yves CalviJanuary 2008



From December 24th to 27th. NONOBSTANT - 5pm To celebrate the end of the year, Yves Calvi gives us a beautiful present: a week with Jacqueline Pagnol. Manon des Sources ("Manon of The Spring"), Topaze, La belle Meunière... she bri... [ la suite ]

 

 Un ecrit...
MariusMarius

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