A major exhibition celebrating Marcel Pagnol and his life in Marseille will be inaugurated in October. Renaud Muselier is providing 100,000 euros of support for the animated film.
The region will also help restore the olive grove of Bastide Neuve. Out of 22 feature films, five remain to be restored, including Les Lettres de mon Moulin, at a cost of 50,000 euros per film. A call for projects from cultural operators in the region under a label whose co-chairmanship is entrusted to Nicolas Pagnl. The playwright's heir presented a three-year plan, running until 2026, for the development of the work of Pagnols. He died 50 years ago to the day, on April 17, 1968, at the age of 48. The plan was presented by the Renaissance president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Renaud Muselier, and the grandson of the writer and filmmaker.