Jean-Pierre Darras

The adaptation of Molière's comedy-ballet in three acts.

여름 방학을 보냈던 시골 별장을 그리워하는 마르셀을 위해 엄마는 매주 주말마다 별장에 가기로 한다. 하지만 즐거움도 잠시, 가방과 보따리를 메고 4시간을 걸어야 하는 길은 꼬마 마르셀에게 벅차다. 주변에서 운하 관리인을 하고 있는 아버지의 제자 부지그는 마르셀 가족에게 별장으로 가는 지름길을 알려준다. 개인 소유지를 지나가는 길이기에 함부로 들어가선 안 되지만, 마르셀의 가족은 결국 지름길로 향한다. 마치 모험을 하듯 지름길을 지나가는 마르셀 가족은 그 곳에서 특별한 사람들을 만나게 되는데... 의 아버지에 관한 이야기에 이어 마르셀 파뇰의 ‘어린 시절의 추억’ 중 어머니에 관한 기억을 영화화한 작품. 새 학기가 시작되고 마르셀은 시골에서 보냈던 여름방학 생활을 잊지 못해, 가족들 모두는 주말마다 시골에서의 한때를 보내기로 결정한다.

교사인 아버지와 재단사인 어머니를 둔 마르셀에게 있어 아버지는 신에 가까운 존재였다. 어머니는 장에 가실 때마다 마르셀을 교실에 맡기셨고 이런 순간마다 자신보다 큰 아이들을 가르치시는 아버지가 무척 존경스러웠다. 그러던 어느날 '어머니는 아이를 벌 주셨습니다'라는 칠판 글씨를 보고 '엄마는 나 벌 안줘'라고 반박했고, 제대로 글을 배운 적이 없는 마르셀이 글씨를 읽자 아버지는 무척 기뻐했으나 어린 아이는 아이답게 자라길 바라는 어머니는 마르셀에게 책도 교실도 금지시켰다. 마르셀의 동생이 태어나자 아버지는 공립학교로 전임을 갔고 노처녀였던 이모가 고급 공무원이며 부자인 이모부와 결혼했다. 그 여름 이모의 가족과 마르셀의 가족은 시골 농장으로 휴가를 떠났다. 마르셀에게 있어 신과 같던 존재였던 아버지는 이모부와 같이 있을 땐 경쟁적인 관계가 되었고, 특히 사냥에 있어서는 이모부를 따라가지 못한다. 어떻게 해서든 아버지가 자신에게 있어 제 자리를 찾기 원한 마르셀은 아버지와 이모부 몰래 사냥터에 따라가 아버지 앞으로 새를 몰아주려 하지만 길을 잃어버린다. 그러나 그곳에서 우연히 만난 릴리의 도움으로 길을 찾는다. 그 순간 총소리가 들리고 마르셀 앞에 새가 떨어진다. 아버지가 잡은 새였던 것이다. 드디어 사냥에 성공한 아버지. 그로 인해 마르셀은 아버지를 다시 만나게 된 것이다. 릴리와의 우정도 깊어만 가는데 어느덧 휴가의 마지막이 다가오고 있었다. 도시로 돌아가기 싫어진 마르셀은 릴리의 도움으로 가출을 시도하고, 릴리와 산으로 들어온 마르셀은 가정의 중요함을 깨닫고 다시 집으로 돌아온다.

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French comedy.

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Base on Paul Féval's "Le Bossu" ("The Hunchback")

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유엔회의에 참석하기로 했던 프랑스 외교관이 행방불명되고, 이 의문의 실종사건을 취재하기 위해 기자 모로는 뉴욕으로 파견된다. 그러나 아무 단서도 없이 사라진 외교관의 행방은 묘연하기만 하고, 모로는 냉소적이고 알콜 중독인 사진기자 들마와 함께 외교관의 행방을 좇는다. 결국 그들은 외교관의 부정행위를 알아내지만, 두 사람의 결론은 너무나 다르다. 들마즈는 외교관의 부정을 보도하여 특종을 올리고자 하지만, 모로는 모든 것을 덮어두려고 한다. 미국 필름 누아르를 자신만의 스타일로 재구성하여 프렌치 누아르로 재탄생시킨 멜빌이 그 뿌리인 미국에서 다시 한번 자신만의 멜랑콜리한 스타일로 프렌치 누아르를 만들어냈다. 기자 모로 역을 맡아 열연하는 멜빌을 볼 수 있는 작품이기도 하다. 처럼 2004년에 소개되지 않았던 작품으로, 이번 회고전을 통해 처음 서울 관객들을 만난다. (시네마테크 2007년 장 피에르 멜빌 회고전)