Fanny (1961)
Directed by Joshua Logan

Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

Fanny is in love with Marius.  Marius is also in love with Fanny, but he is not yet ready to settle down.  Instead, he wants to travel and see the wonders of the world.  Fanny does not tell her beloved that she is carrying his child and so, whilst he is away, she marries an older man, Panisse, to save her honour.  A year later, Marius returns from his overseas adventures...
© James Travers
The above content is owned by frenchfilms.org and must not be copied.


Film Credits

  • Director: Joshua Logan
  • Script: Marcel Pagnol, S.N. Behrman (play), Joshua Logan (play), Julius J. Epstein
  • Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff
  • Music: Harold Rome
  • Cast: Leslie Caron (Fanny), Maurice Chevalier (Panisse), Charles Boyer (Cesar), Horst Buchholz (Marius), Georgette Anys (Honorine (Fanny's Mother)), Salvatore Baccaloni (Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)), Lionel Jeffries (Monsieur Brun (The Englishman)), Raymond Bussières (The Admiral), Joël Flateau (Cesario (Fanny's Son)), Victor Francen (Panisse's Elder Brother), Paul Bonifas (The Postman), Jack Ary (Sailor), Dominique Davray (Woman 1 at fish market), Germaine Delbat (Louis Panisse's Wife), Jean Ozenne (Consumer), Jean Panisse (Passer-by), Hélène Tossy (Woman 2 at fish market), Daniel Crohem, Clément Harari, Maguy Horiot
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 134 min

The silent era of French cinema
sb-img-13
Before the advent of sound France was a world leader in cinema. Find out more about this overlooked era.
The Golden Age of French cinema
sb-img-11
Discover the best French films of the 1930s, a decade of cinematic delights...
The best of British film comedies
sb-img-15
British cinema excels in comedy, from the genius of Will Hay to the camp lunacy of the Carry Ons.
The very best of Italian cinema
sb-img-23
Fellini, Visconti, Antonioni, De Sica, Pasolini... who can resist the intoxicating charm of Italian cinema?
The very best period film dramas
sb-img-20
Is there any period of history that has not been vividly brought back to life by cinema? Historical movies offer the ultimate in escapism.
 

Other things to look at


Copyright © frenchfilms.org 1998-2024
All rights reserved



All content on this page is protected by copyright