Harvest (1937)

Original title

Regain

Directed by

Marcel Pagnol

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

U

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A nearly abandoned farming village has only three residents left. One man is told that if he finds a wife, the village might start to thrive again.

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What happens

Harvest (French: Regain) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol, starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Marguerite Moreno and Gabriel Gabrio. The narrative revolves around a farming village where only three inhabitants remain, but they are told that if only one of them, Panturle, manages to find a wife, the village will be able to prosper again. The film is based on the 1930 novel Second Harvest by Jean Giono. It was released in France on 28 October 1937 and in the United States on 2 October 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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