''Fanny'' is a 2013 film adaptation of the 1931 play of the same name by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionabl ...

. It stars

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, Victoire Bélézy, Raphaël Personnaz,

Marie-Anne Chazel Marie-Anne France Jacqueline Chazel (born 19 September 1951) is a French actress, screenwriter and director, who has been active in both film and television since 1974. Biography Chazel was born to actress Louba Guertchikoff (birth name Lou ...

, Jean-Pierre Darroussin,

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, Ariane Ascaride and

Nicolas Vaude Nicolas Vaude (born 24 July 1962) is a French actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, rad ...

. Auteuil also directed and wrote the screenplay.

Cast

as César * as Fanny * Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Panisse * Raphaël Personnaz as Marius *

as Honorine *

as Monsieur Brun *

as Escartefigue * Ariane Ascaride as Claudine * Jean-Louis Barcelona as Frisepoulet * Georges Neri as Elzéar * Martine Diotalevi as Madame Escartefigue * Michèle Granier as Anaïs * Aline Choisi as Rosaline * Vivette Choisi as Madame Roumieux

Critical response

On the review aggregator website

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, the film has an approval rating of 63%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* French romantic drama films 2010s French-language films French films based on plays Films based on works by Marcel Pagnol 2013 romantic drama films 2013 films Remakes of French films Films scored by Alexandre Desplat Films directed by Daniel Auteuil 2010s French films {{2010s-romantic-drama-film-stub