Fanny

1932 2h 7m FR

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 82

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Soon after Marius's departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius's father, César. To secure a better life for her unborn child, she accepts a marriage proposal from the aging widower Honoré Panisse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Orane Demazis
Fanny Cabanis Panisse
Raimu
César Olivier
Fernand Charpin
Honoré Panisse
Alida Rouffe
Honorine Cabanis
Auguste Mouriès
Félix Escartefigue, ferry captain
Marcel Maupi
Innocent Mangiapan, ferry crewman
Robert Vattier
Monsieur Brun
Milly Mathis
Claudine Foulon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marc Allégret
Writers: Marcel Pagnol
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Marcel Pagnol's Marseille Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marc Allégret, shot by Nikolai Toporkoff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean Mamy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Orane Demazis and Raimu and Fernand Charpin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Marc Allégret directs. Nikolai Toporkoff behind the camera. Jean Mamy cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

194 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Marcel Pagnol's Marseille Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Marc Allégret, shot by Nikolai Toporkoff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jean Mamy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Orane Demazis and Raimu and Fernand Charpin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0022877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "sexual obsession", "platonic love", "moral conflict".