Pêcheur d'Islande (1924)
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Sandra Milovanoff, Charles Vanel, Madame Boyer, Roger San Juana, Abel Sovet
A proud fisherman and a woman from a wealthier family love each other, but he hesitates to ask her to marry him.
The story
Yann Gaos, a fisherman from Paimpol, follows his family trade as a sailor, regularly going to fish off Iceland with a crew that includes Sylvestre Moan, another young man from the village. On shore, loved ones await their return: Sylvestre's grandmother and Gaud Mével, who has come back to Paimpol after living in Paris with her father for 15 years. Yann and Gaud love each other, but their fortunes differ greatly. Proud Yann is slow to ask her to marry him. Before leaving to fight in Tonkin, Sylvestre tries to show the way to the two lovers.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Yann Gaos (Charles Vanel), a fisherman from Paimpol, has followed the family trade: he is a sailor and regularly returns to fish off the coast of Iceland with a crew of tough men, including Sylvestre Moan, another boy from the village. Back on shore, they are awaited by their loved ones: Sylvestre by his grandmother, and Yann by Gaud Mével, a girl from a wealthy family who lived in Paris with her father for 15 years before returning to Paimpol. Yann and Gaud love each other, but the difference in their fortunes is great, and Yann, out of pride, is slow to ask her to marry him. Before leaving to fight in Tonkin, Sylvestre will try to show the way to the two lovers...
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