Jofroi

Story

Synopsis

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…

Director

Marcel Pagnol

Writers

Jean Giono, Marcel Pagnol

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

16 February 1934

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Vincent Scotto

  Jofroi

• 

  Henri Poupon

  Fonse Durbec

• 

  Annie Toinon

  Barbe

• Odette Roger

  Marie

• 

  Charles Blavette

  Tonin

• André Robert

  l'instituteur

• José Tyrand

  le curé

• Henry Darbey

  le notaire

• 

  Édouard Delmont

  Gustave