Dvd schpountz fernandel biography
The Schpountz (1938) - Marcel Pagnol...
Dvd schpountz fernandel biography
Heartbeat (1938 film)
1938 French film
Heartbeat (French: Le schpountz) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis and Fernand Charpin.[1] It was remade in 1999 as Le schpountz, directed by Gérard Oury.
It tells the story of an unhappy young grocer's assistant who dreams of becoming a grand dramatic actor, but when he gatecrashes a film studio they realise he is a natural comic.
Plot
Irénée lives and works in the little grocery shop of his childless uncle, who brought him up, and dreams of becoming a famous and rich film actor with an exotic car.
One day a film crew stops in the village and he attempts to interest them in his undiscovered talents.
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They play along with his obsession, calling him the village idiot or schpountz, and even give him a fake contract. His uncle ridicules his naïvety and the sympathetic Françoise, a member of the team, warns him not to take it seriously.
But Irénée withdraws h