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Le foulard de Smyrne

Plot: In this 12-minute short, Jean Giono's voice recalls the arrival of cholera in Provence. During this pandemic, which hit France in 1832, a peddler character travels under an umbrella, spreading the epidemic by trading in pieces of silk fabric imported from Smyrna
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1958
67 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jean GionoJean Giono
Jean Giono was
62 in Le foulard de Smyrne
Sat, Mar 30 1895 –
Thu, Oct 08 1970

Crew

Portrait of François VilliersFrançois Villiers
François Villiers was
37 in Le foulard de Smyrne
as 'Director'
Tue, Mar 02 1920 –
Thu, Jan 29 2009