Jofroi (1933)

  • NR
  • 12/16/1933 (FR)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 48m

Overview

Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the small town will blame Alphonse and Alphonse’s life will be miserable. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…

Marcel Pagnol

Director, Screenplay

Jean Giono

Novel

Cast

Vincent Scotto's headshot

Vincent Scotto

Jofroi
Henri Poupon's headshot

Henri Poupon

Fonse Durbec
Annie Toinon's headshot

Annie Toinon

Barbe
Odette Roger's headshot

Odette Roger

Marie
Charles Blavette's headshot

Charles Blavette

Tonin
André Robert's headshot

André Robert

l'instituteur
José Tyrand's headshot

José Tyrand

le curé
Henry Darbey's headshot

Henry Darbey

le notaire

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