Monsieur Fabre

Monsieur Fabre
Monsieur Fabre
Directed by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by	Jack Kirkland ; Henri Diamant-Berger ; Walter Futter
Produced by	Raymond Borderie ; Henri Diamant-Berger ; Walter Futter ; Walter Rupp
Starring	Pierre Fresnay ; Elina Labourdette ; André Randall
Cinematography	Claude Renoir ; Horace Woodard
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Music by	Hubert d'Auriol
Production; company	Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Distributed by	L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
Release date	14 September 1951;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.^[1] 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.

Plot

It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.

Cast

Pierre Fresnay as Henri Fabre
Elina Labourdette as the Comtesse De Latour
André Randall as John Stuart Mill
Georges Tabet as the director at Avignon
Olivier Hussenot as the 'doyen' at Avignon
Espanita Cortez as Empress Eugénie
Paul Bonifas as Victor Duruy
Jacques Emmanuel as Charles Delagrave
Albert Cullaz as Jules Fabre
France Descaut as Antonia Fabre
Hubert Noël as Antonia's lover
Catherine Cullaz as Claire Fabre
Jean-Pierre Maurin (as J. P. Maurin) as Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Elisabeth Hardy as Marie Fabre
Pierre Bertin as Napoléon III
Solange Varenne as second woman
Patrick Dewaere as Émile^[2]

Crew

Director : Henri Diamant-Berger
Screenplay : Henri Diamant-Berger and Jack Kirkland
Adaptation and dialogue : Henri Diamant-Berger and Jack Kirkland
Sets : Robert Giordani
Costumes : Rosine Delamare
Photography : Claude Renoir and Horace Woodard
Sound : William-Robert Sivel
Film editing: Christian Gaudin
Music : Hubert d'Auriol
Producer: Raymond Borderie
Production : CICC, UGC, Films d'Art and Fidès
Production Director : Walter Rupp

References

^ "Edith Piaf Will Star in Kirkland Film Play; Keith Andes in Debut". The Los Angeles Times. 4 October 1951. p. 45. Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Then aged 4, this was his first film role.

External links

Monsieur Fabre at IMDb

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[1] "Edith Piaf Will Star in Kirkland Film Play; Keith Andes in Debut". The Los Angeles Times. 4 October 1951. p. 45. Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Then aged 4, this was his first film role.

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