Jean GIONO and the film

Jean Giono, writer and screenwriter, was born in Manosque in 1895.
On the sidelines of all contemporary literary trends, Jean Giono's witness and narrator of rural Provence, both wonderful and absolute realism, where the verb is natural and authentic Provencal. One of his first books, "Regain" was adapted to film.
Communist briefly in the hope of avoiding war, the anarchist does not undertake once in his life for peace. In 1935, he published one of his hits "Let my joy remains."
Giono and some friends after being trapped in the mountain of Lure, and fell under the spell of the place, organize meetings Contadour, moment of freedom in nature. This is the time of the publication of "True Riches." When war broke out, during one of his friendly meetings, Giono disciplines are eager to know the reaction of Giono. The man who wants to remain free writing "You, you, the human fresh and brand new. Keep it! Do not turn as the raw material. Do not follow anyone. Walk alone. Suffice you that your clarity. "
His pacifism earned him some trouble during the war but did not prevent him from writing the "Travel Carriage" and "Two riders of the storm", which marked a turning point in his inspiration. During the war, his stories are darker and psychological.
After setting aside at the end of the war, in 1951 appears "The Horseman on the Roof," successfully adapted to the screen in 1995 by Jean Paul Rappeneau.
In the years that followed, he received numerous awards, including the Literary Prize of the Prince Pierre of Monaco, he was elected to the Académie Goncourt. He ended his days in the city where he was born, Manosque.