What inspired Marcel Pagnol to set this story in the Provencal countryside?
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JEAN DE FLORETTE N.E. by MARCEL PAGNOL (Sep 24 2004)
JEAN DE FLORETTE N.E. by MARCEL PAGNOL (Sep 24 2004)
La discussion entre lecteurs est ouverte maintenant. Il s’agit d’une discussion communautaire.
What inspired Marcel Pagnol to set this story in the Provencal countryside?
Did anyone else feel emotionally torn between Jean and Ugolin’s pursuits? It’s hard not to sympathize with both sides.
How does the depiction of rural life challenge or reinforce romantic notions of the French countryside?
