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Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Pierre Fresnay plays the title role of a dedicated man, living in the south of France in the 19th-century and somewhat ahead of his time. Fabre ekes out a meager existence for his huge family as a mathematics instructor who studies insects. Recognition of his work, both in the field of entomology and as it related to man's behavior, came slowly over a 50-year period that showed him that man alone possesses a soul and free will.

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Pierre Fresnay
Jean-Henri Fabre
Elina Labourdette
La comtesse de La Porte
André Randall
Le philosophe John Stuart Mill

Awards

  • 1952 - Best Actor - - winner

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