Monsieur Fabre (1951)

Directed by

Henri Diamant-Berger

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama

Country

France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the real life naturalist Jean Henri Fabre. It shows his humorous and sometimes challenging adventures in science and education in 19th century France.

lightheartedwittyhistoricalbriskwhimsicalaffectionatecharming

What happens

Monsieur Fabre is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette and André Randall. It was produced by Diamant-Berger and Walter Futter. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was on 35mm film, in 1,37:1 format, with monophonic sound. It was released in France on 5 July 1951. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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