Toni (1935)
Toni (1935)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Toni is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Blavette
Antonio Canova
Celia Montalván
Josefa
Jenny Hélia
Marie
Édouard Delmont
Fernand
Max Dalban
Albert
Michel Kovachevitch
Sebastian
Andrex
Gabi
Vincent Florio
Un enfant de choeur (uncredited)
Paul Bozzi
Guitar Player
Jacques Levert
Police Commissioner
Jean Renoir
Director
Marcel Pagnol
Producer
Claude Renoir
Cinematographer
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Toni is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván and Édouard Delmont. The credits mention no writers other than the story writer Jacques Levert, but the script was later confirmed to be authored by Renoir and Carl Einstein. It is an early example of the casting of non-professional actors and on-location shooting - both of which would influence the Left Bank of the French New Wave movement. Examining the romantic interactions between a group of immigrants (both from abroad and other parts of France) working around a quarry and a farm in Provence, it is also generally considered a major precursor to the Italian neorealist movement, for its concerns on the working class , use of non-professional actors and on-location shooting.
Although Toni is not among Renoir's most famous works, it continues to receive positive reviews from critics.