Toni

Duration: 90

Genre: Crime | Drama | Romance

Year Published: 1934

Creator: Festival Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Jean Renoir's genre study of Provençal life is considered a major precursor of neorealism. Filmed on location in the Midi without name actors, the story centers on the relationship between an Italian immigrant farm worker and two local women.Language French dialog with subtitles., In the 1920s, the Provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in agriculture. Many mingle with locals and settle down permanently - like Toni, an Italian who has moved in with Marie, a Frenchwoman. Even a well-ordered existence is not immune from boredom, friendship, love, or enmity, and Toni gets entangled in a web of increasingly passionate relationships. For there is his best pal Fernand, but also Albert, his overbearing foreman; there is Sebastian, a steady Spanish peasant, but also Gabi, his young rogue relative; there is Marie, but there is also Josefa.

Complete Record: Jean Renoir's genre study of Provençal life is considered a major precursor of neorealism. Filmed on location in the Midi without name actors, the story centers on the relationship between an Italian immigrant farm worker and two local women. Language French dialog with subtitles. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.