To reach the universal, stay at home, said Marcel Pagnol, an acclaimed film-maker from the golden age of French cinema. He highlighted the paradoxes of Provence with its light and shade, chill winds and blistering heat, warm-hearted friendships and treacherous turns of mood. This book visits the places and people that inspired Pagnol; seeing how regional spirit remains and where the countryside has remained unspoilt. In the centenary of Marcel Pagnol's birth, this book traces his life, influences and legacy.