Filofilm: Southern Mail (1937) - Pierre Billon

A cinematic ode to the pioneers of airmail\n\n\nCourrier Sud is a French drama film from 1937, directed by Pierre Billon and based on the novel by Antoine de Saint‑Exupéry. The film tells the story of the young pilot Jacques Bernis, who flies the airmail route between France and Africa for Aéropostale. When he returns to France after years, he meets his childhood sweetheart Geneviève, now unhappily married to a diplomat. Their renewed bond sets in motion a series of events in which love, duty, and danger intersect.