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Jofroi (1934)

Jofroi (1934)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1934, February 16
Directors: Marcel Pagnol
Countries: France
Production: Les Auteurs Associés
Cast: Odette Roger, Charles Blavette, Édouard Delmont, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, André Robert, José Tyrand, Henry Darbey

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. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…