Raimu
Acting
Biography
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946). He is most famous for playing César in the Marseilles trilogy (Marius, Fanny and César).
Born: December 18, 1883
Place of Birth: Toulon, France
Known For
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
The works of Marcel Pagnol are a veritable monument of French cultural heritage. Based on previously unseen archive material, film extracts, novels, plays, interviews and letters, the film pays tribute to the major author and popular filmmaker, who made his life a work and his work a life's project.
The Eternal Husband
An adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Le Eternel Mari", a somber story of marital infidelity, revenge and near madness, and starring Raimu in his last film appearance.
César
Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius, whose life has been fraught with calamity and poverty.
Fanny
Soon after Marius's departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius's father, César. To secure a better life for her unborn child, she accepts a marriage proposal from the aging widower Honoré Panisse.
Marius
César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
The Baker's Wife
In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a shepherd the night after Aimable produces his first breads. Aimable is so afflicted that he can not work anymore. Therefore, the villagers, who initially laughed at his cuckoldry, take the matter very seriously (they want the bread) and organize a plan to find Aurelie and to bring her back to the bakery.
Ces messieurs de la Santé
Banker Jules Taffard, a true financier, is a shrewd money-handler. Imprisoned for an alleged swindle, his trial seems to be upsetting those in the government, who may not be so far removed from Taffard's affairs (Affaire Alexandre Stavisky). He escapes from La Santé prison without any difficulty, and the authorities don't seem to be doing anything to find him... Under the false name of Gédéon, he becomes a modest handyman in a corset shop run by Madame Génissier, whose morality is as pious as it is legendary. Her son, Hector Génissier, is a foolish young man with no ambition, much to the regret of his young wife, Fernande Génissier. But it won't be long before Gédéon shows his skills in expanding the modest family business. How far can Gédéon's ascent go before Taffard's voice resounds through Gédon?
The Benefactor
A kind and generous village noble, specializing in good works, actually leads a double existence and carries out dishonest activities.
The Well-Digger's Daughter
A rural maiden's two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.
Little Nothings
Following a broadcast on the radio, each of the listeners remembers these "little nothings" (the title is borrowed from a play by Mozart), which have often changed their lives. Each of these stories told will prove that a tiny detail in life can change an entire destiny.
Filmography
as Self / C. Olivier / A. Castanier / ... (archive footage)
as Nicolas Pavlovitch
as Boule
as Colonel Hyacinthe Chabert
as Uncle Jules Froment
as Monsieur Moulinet
as Antonin Ramatuel / Monsieur La Souris
as Marc
as Maître Hector Loursat
as Vicar Maffre
as Charpillon
as Father Bolène
as Pascal Amoretti
as Jean Vernet
as Cesare
as Georges
as Loulou Barbentane
as Bernard Lefrançois
as Aimable Castanier
as Legendre
as Victor Agardanne
as Acteur
as Camille Morestan
as Francois Patusset
as L'industriel du midi
as Jules Papillot
as Juste Auguste Theillard
as Le Mari
as Beaugérard père et les deux fils Achille
as M. Bourdier
as Mr. Jouvenel
as César Ollivier
as Samplan
as Labaume
as Aubrey Harrington
as Tartarin de Tarascon
as Monsieur Prosper
as Gédéon - Jules Taffard
as César Olivier
as Captain Hurluret
as Félicien Bédarride
as César Ollivier
as Célestin / Floridor
as Marcel Desnoyers