Letters from my Windmill: The priest of Cucugnan (1967)
22 February 1967
Synopsis
As a preamble, Marcel Pagnol gave a long presentation of Dumas’ drama and the adaptation he made of it. The well-known story of The Lady of the Camellias is about the love of a young man from a very good family, Armand Duval, for a fashionable courtesan, Marguerite Gautier. The author wanted to immortalize his meeting and his passion for Marie Duplessis. By bringing her back to life, he denounced the hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie and male hypocrisy and defended women as victims of laws made by men. Marcel Pagnol’s adaptation emphasizes this defense of a heroine who is an innocent victim of class prejudices.
Technical data
- Duration: 1h50
- Author: Alexandre Fils Dumas
- Adaptation: Marcel Pagnol
- Director: François Gir
- Decorator: Marie-Claire Musson
- Costumes: Anne-Marie Marchand
Distribution
- Yori Bertin: Marguerite
- Gérard Barray: Armand Duval
- Paulette Dubost: Nanine
- François Perrot: Giret’s account
- Simone Paris: Prudence
- Hélène Vallier: Olympe
- Pierre Stephen: Saint-Gaudens
- Roger Treville: Varville
- Michel Bardinet: Gustave
- Gil Baladou: Gaston Rieux
- Geneviève Thenier: Nichette
- Jean Reney: Arthur
- Georges Rollin: the doctor
- Mitzi Hahn: Anaïs
- Anne-Marie Hunnibal: Janine
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