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Longing for the Sea
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Wikipedia article
'Longing for the Sea' (Swedish: 'Lngtan till havet') is a 1931 French-Swedish drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Edvin Adolphson, Carl Barcklind and Inga Tidblad.Sadoul p.32 It is the Swedish-language version of the French film 'Marius' directed by Alexander Korda and based on the 1929 play play of the same title by Marcel Pagnol. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Marseilles. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vincent Korda.
Synopsis
Marius works in his father's cafe on the Marseille waterfront but dreams of going away to sea. He has a dalliance with Fanny, but ultimately leaves her to take a job as a sailor on a ship sailing the world.
Cast
* Edvin Adolphson as Marius
* Carl Barcklind as Marius's father
* Inga Tidblad as Fanny
* Karin Swanstrm as Fanny's mother
* Rune Carlsten as Panisse
* Nils Lundell as Piquoiseau
* Georg Blomstedt as Felix Escartefique
* John W. Brunius as Le Goelec
* Nils Jacobsson as Sailor
* Nils Wahlbom as Brun
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Sadoul, Georges. 'Dictionary of Film Makers'. University of California Press, 1972.
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