Word: raimu
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There is less of the late Raimu in "Cesar" than in the others. While this is regrettable (three will never be enough Raimu on film, anyhow), it at least shows how carefully M. Pagnol had planned his trilogy, and how little he cared for the "star system...
...Baker's Wife," the second feature at the Old South, stars Raimu in the role of the enckolded baker who won't bake until his errant wife returns to his bed. Altogether, the Old South is now presenting the most worthwhile program in a long time...
Admirers of the French cinema and of Raimu in particular will have to admit that the intensely human figure of the Gallic star undergoes little variety of characterization. In fact, 'Fanny" is "The Baker's Daughter" again, with the innate virtue of womanhood, backed by the mature but homely virtue of Raimu, once more triumphant over youthful indiscretion. Whether or not such repetition dulls French sensibilities, however, the lack of such basic themes in the Hollywood (or British) repertoire will insure a warm reception here, especially since that theme has been thoroughly seasoned with earthy humor unknown to the conventional...
Fanny (French). Marcel Pagnol on unmarried pregnancy, paternal love and the power of money and family. An old one (1937), presumably imported for admirers of the late Raimu. Slow, wordy, subtly complacent, yet often deeply perceptive and moving...
Outstand in the film is the fine performance of Raimu, who, as the well-digger, is making his last screen appearance in this production. Raimu lends a fine mixture of broad humor and human dignity to the performance of his role. He is equally effective when pleading with the youth's parents for a righting of the wrong done his daughter or when describing the ample charms of his late wife. This blend of the humorous with the elements of human tragedy is characteristic of this fine film which retains both humor and dignity in its treatment of a human...