Harvest (1937)

In the 30s, a small village in the Provence is losing its inhabitants because young people prefer to go to the city to find easy jobs and escape from being farmers living in relative poverty. Only a few old people and the poacher Panturle remain. Panturle dreams of bringing the village back to life, finding a wife, founding a family and work as a farmer. One day, the village is visited by a traveling knife-grinder, Urbain Gedemus and a young woman, Arsule. Gedemus treats Arsule like a slave, but Arsule accept this because she has nowhere to go and -we guess- her 'work' with Gedemus is the last thing that saves her from being a prostitute. When she meets Panturle and knows about his dreams, she escapes from Gedemus and decides to stay with him. Together, they start a new life, made of hard farming work but mostly of happiness to have each other - fulfilling the earlier dreams of Panturle. Can anything break the happiness of their new life?

Directing:
  • Marcel Pagnol

Writing:
  • Jean Giono

Stars:
Release Date: 1937-10-28
themoviedb icon 6.7/10
  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 127

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Fernandel
Fernandel
Urbain Gedemus
Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite Mo...
Zia Mameche
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vig...
Sergeant De Sault
Gabriel Gabrio
Gabriel Gabri...
Panturle, le paysan d'Aubignane
Orane Demazis
Orane Demazis
Mlle Irène alias « Arsule », la compagne d'Urbain
Henri Poupon
Henri Poupon
le fermier ami de Panturle
Milly Mathis
Milly Mathis
Belline
Édouard Delmont
Édouard Delmo...
le père Gaubert, forgeron
Charles Blavette
Charles Blave...
Jasmin Gaubert, le fils
Jean Servais
Jean Servais
Albin
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