Brett Bowles is Associate Professor of French Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington

'This is an insightful and touching tribute to one of the most influential authors, playwrights, directors, and producers.' Eileen Angelini, Eileen Angelini, in The French Review 87.3, March 2014'Bowles’s book will surely prove the definitive work on Pagnol in English for some time to come.' Alison Smith, French Studies 68.2, April 201'Bowles skillfully situates the filmmaker’s work within the larger context of classic French cinema and of a great visual and literary heritage, causing us to see Pagnol’s work as inherently cinematic.' Jennifer Branlat, Contemporary French Civilization 39.2, 2014‘Brett Bowles, in his enthusiasm for Marcel Pagnol, argues that while some French directors’ reputations have waned, Pagnol’s has grown even stronger, standing today as an indelible part of French popular culture and national identity. His book is a manifesto for that belief and makes some good arguments.’ Jon Davies, Media Education Journal 63

• List of PlatesSeries Editors’ ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Pagnol as auteur1. The emergence of a dramatic author2. Pagnol, Paramount and Marius3. Cinématurgie revisited4. Another poetic realism5. Pagnol and the French cinema industryEpilogue: Pagnol’s legacyFilmographySelect bibliographyIndex