Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
Overview
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
M. Fabre
Élina Labourdette
La comtesse de la Porte
Georges Tabet
Le directeur du collège
Pierre Bertin
Napoléon III
France Descaut
Antonia Fabre
Olivier Hussenot
Le censeur d'Avignon
Denise Kerny
Aglaë âgée
Paul Bonifas
Le ministre Victor Duruy
Pierre Magnier
Charles Delagrave
Andrée Lafayette
Henry Laverne
Le maire
Solange Varenne
La deuxième femme
Pierre Moncorbier
Hubert Noël
Le fiancé d'AntoniaRecommendations
Maybe More
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Somewhere in Queens
CQ
Ride Away
Landline
New Biz in the Hood
Les Souvenirs
The Comedy
Just an Illusion
Chocolat
SubUrbia
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Jim's Story
Bye Bye Morons
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
All Fired Up
Accidents Happen
Meet the Barbarians
Alice and the Mayor