Naïs

Naïs (1945)

Toine, the local hunchback, works at the tile manufacturing plant, but during the summer, he gives a hand to Micoulin, the farmer, thereby being able to spend more time close to Nais, Micoulin's daughter. That summer, the estate owner's son, Frederic Rostaing, decides to rest on the farm during his vacation from Law school. But his real motives are to seduce young Nais, whom he knows from their childhood days, after having seen her in town. Who will win the power struggle between the possessive father, the naive daughter, the vile student and the golden-hearted cripple?

Date of release
1945-11-17
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Raymond Leboursier, Marcel Pagnol

Casting

Interesting facts

Nais is a 1945 French romantic drama film directed by Raymond Leboursier and produced by Marcel Pagnol. It stars comedian Fernandel in one of his dramatic roles. The script was written by Pagnol based on the short story Naïs Micoulin, by Émile Zola.

Production

Naïs was Pagnol's return to filmmaking after World War II. The Nazi occupation of France had caused the near-collapse of Pagnol's production system: Pagnol even had to destroy the copies of his latest film project, La Prière aux étoiles, so the German-controlled Continental Films could not get hold of it.

It was also the first film made by Pagnol with actress Jacqueline Bouvier, whom he married later the same year and who went on to star in his next films under the name Jacqueline Pagnol.

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