The conclusion of the trilogy poignantly evokes remembrances and regrets as the cycle of life and love begins again. "Today the modest charms and graces of the Pagnol trilogy seem more precious than ever."-Time Out
The first installment in the beloved trilogy introduces César, boisterous proprietor of a Marseilles bar; his son Marius, drawn by the call of the sea; and Fanny the fishmonger, the apex of a triangle between Marius and widower Panisse. "These films display such old-fashioned virtues as truth to life and boundless humanity."-Time Out
The continuation of the trilogy is Fanny's tragedy but César's story: he is played by Raimu, whom Orson Welles called the greatest actor of the cinema.