Marcel Pagnol
1962
Around 285 pages
We watched the movie adaptation of this in my high school French class, which was actually much more educational than our previous films, which included Passport to Paris and Ratatouille. Still, it's an odd choice to show teenagers who are already hormonally imploding.
Ugolin Soubeyran sees Manon bathing nude in the mountains, so he becomes a creepy stalker forever. Manon is just trying to live her best life off the land, and of course, she has to deal with Ugolin's obsession which is even grosser considering Ugolin's role in her father's death.
Men probably fantasize about stumbling upon a beautiful woman standing naked under a waterfall. Manon was definitely created by a man, and that fact is always apparent. I don't really belong in the male fantasyland, so I wasn't comfortable here.
Felt like a French Thomas Hardy novel, but I prefer Hardy.
RATING: **---
Interesting Facts:
Pagnol directed the movie adaptation.
Interesting Facts:
Pagnol directed the movie adaptation.
UP NEXT: The Graduate by Charles Webb
1 comment:
I did see the movies Jean De Florette and Manon of the Spring and found them very sad. And yes a little creepy. Thanks for reading the book for us!
Post a Comment