The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri Diamant-BergerDirector
Cast
- Pierre FresnayM. Fabre
- Élina LabourdetteLa comtesse de la Porte
- André RandallJohn Stuart Mill
- Georges TabetLe directeur du collège
- Pierre BertinNapoléon III
- Espanita CortezEugénie de Montijo
- France DescautAntonia Fabre
- Olivier HussenotLe censeur d'Avignon
- Denise KernyAglaë âgée
- Paul BonifasLe ministre Victor Duruy
- Jacques EmmanuelL'éditeur Charles Delagrave
- Pierre MagnierCharles Delagrave