Merlusse
Marcel Pagnol / FR, 1935 / 72 min.
Marcel Pagnol’s bittersweet mix of drama and comedy formed the springboard for Alexander Payne’s contemporary classic The Holdovers. A detested teacher supervises boarding school pupils who can’t go home for Christmas. All is not as it seems, however.
He has a glass eye, a misshapen face, is grouchy, very strict and – they say – smells of fish; boarding school teacher Blanchard, nicknamed ‘Merlusse’ (the cod), a veteran of World War I, is feared by his pupils.
The Holdovers (based on Merlusse and with a lead role for Paul Giamatti) is also screening in Eye.
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Details
Director
Marcel Pagnol
Production year
1935
Country
FR
Length
72 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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