Toni
1935 · Movie · 82 min. · France
The story is the basic "good man destroyed by bad woman" conceit: An Italian laborer sets the gears in motion for Zola-esque tragedy by falling in love with a young woman, who then marries his foreman. This terse triangle is given verisimilitude by the unknown players and the location filming at the actual village where the real-life incident took place; what could have been relentlessly grim material is imbued with warmth and sentiment by Renoir.
Direction Jean Renoir
Cast Charles Blavette · Celia Montalván · Édouard Delmont · Max Dalban · Jenny Hélia · Michel Kovachevitch
Soundtrack Paul Bozzi
Screenplay Jean Renoir · Carl Einstein
Cinematography Claude Renoir
Original title Toni
7.4
853 votes (FilmAffinity)
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