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Jofroi: Directed by Marcel Pagnol. With Vincent Scotto, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, Odette Roger. In a country town of Provence, a landowner threatens to kill himself after the neighbor he has sold a property to wants to chop down the trees.
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- Comedy
- Marcel Pagnol
- 1950-12-12
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.
Overview. 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.
Jofroi, an ageing farmer, has sold his orchard in La Maussan to Fonse. When the latter comes to cut the old trees down, Jofroi wants to kill him. Soon, everyone in the village is deeply distressed…
Jofroi, half mad, and clinging to sacred sentiments, has no legal rights over the orchard, perhaps not even moral rights, but human feelings traverse those domains. Both Fonse and Jofroi suffer emotionally from their disagreement, both seek community arbitration.
Jofroi is a film directed by Marcel Pagnol with Vincent Scotto, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, Odette Roger .... Year: 1933. Original title: Jofroi. Synopsis: Jofroi, an ageing farmer, has sold his orchard in La Maussan to Fonse. When the latter comes to cut the old trees down, Jofroi wants to kill him.
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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.
