Overview

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.

Genres

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

M. Fabre

Élina Labourdette

La comtesse de la Porte

Georges Tabet

Le directeur du collège

Pierre Bertin

Napoléon III

France Descaut

Antonia Fabre

Olivier Hussenot

Le censeur d'Avignon

Denise Kerny

Aglaë âgée

Paul Bonifas

Le ministre Victor Duruy

Pierre Magnier

Charles Delagrave

Andrée Lafayette

Henry Laverne

Le maire

Solange Varenne

La deuxième femme