In the Sun of Marseille (1938)

Original title

Au soleil de Marseille

Directed by

Pierre-Jean Ducis

Genre

musical film, association football film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This musical follows a group of football-loving factory workers from Marseille. They travel to Belgium for a match. Their lives and love for the sport are shown through song.

lightheartedupbeatwhimsicalbreezyenergeticnostalgicsunny

What happens

In the Sun of Marseille (French: Au soleil de Marseille) is a 1938 French musical sports film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring Henri Garat, Mireille Ponsard and Gorlett. It was one of a cluster of films made with southern French settings during the era. An operetta film, it portrays the lives of a group of football-loving factory workers who travel to Belgium for a match. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Jaquelux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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