Toni (1935 film)

Toni is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván and Édouard Delmont.

[1] 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.

Albert becomes increasingly more abusive, so Josepha and her paramour Gabi decide to steal some money and run away.

Filming was based out of Marcel Pagnol's studios in Marseille and shot entirely on location in the South of France.