Amazing Monsieur Fabre
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay
M. FabreElina Labourdette
La comtesse de la PortePierre Bertin
Napoléon IIIOlivier Hussenot
Le censeur d'AvignonDenise Kerny
Aglaë âgéePaul Bonifas
Le ministre Victor DuruyPierre Magnier
Charles DelagraveAndrée Lafayette
Henry Laverne
Le mairePierre Moncorbier
Hubert Noël
Le fiancé d'AntoniaJean-Pierre Maurin
Le prince impérialPatrick Dewaere
Yves-Marie Maurin
Elisabeth Hardy
Marie FabreRoberto Rossellini
(uncredited)