Fanny

Released Jun 28, 1961

2h 13m

Drama

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Young lovers Fanny (Leslie Caron) and Marius (Horst Buchholz) seem made for each other, but he also wants to set out to sea. Eventually, Marius departs and, after years, they are finally reunited, only for him to discover that he is the father of Fanny's son. While Marius was away, Fanny married the much older Panisse (Maurice Chevalier) for stability. On his deathbed, Panisse expresses hopes that Fanny and Marius will marry. But can they put aside the past and move on?

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

This subdued, overlong and five-times-Oscar-nominated tale never lets us forget "They left out the music," literally and figuratively.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 14, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Fanny, the second panel of Marcel Pagnol's trilogy, which was nominated for Best Picture, is not as strong as the other segments, though the young lovers have some charm and Charles Boyer is as always reliable.

Rated: C+

Mar 9, 2011

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

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The film is as much a visual feast as it is a dramatic delight.

Jun 27, 2008

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Overblow but entertaining thanks to Boyer and Chevalier.

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2005

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Steve M

Interesting to see how times have changed since the 60's concerning an unmarried girl who is pregnant. Also, movies were made with established stars, even though they were not the ages of their characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Zazoo909 C

"Fanny" has it all - great romance, tragedy, comedy and a happy ending rich with hope and redemption, not the cheesy Tinseltown stuff. Leslie Caron was never better. For such a fresh, young spirit, she can turn on a dime to play the wisest, most insightful soul in the crew. Brilliant.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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Terry S

Exactly how do you spell schmaltz ??

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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Daniel H

Delightful in every way. Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier steal the show from the protagonists with some truly beautiful character acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/23

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Audience Member

A charming film about a poor seaport village in France. A more romantic tale than I expected, told with humor throughout. The characters are all easily likable, dealt with hard circumstances in life at the time. I only couldn't understand the main guy character and thought Marius was kinda stupid in his actions. The ending was kinda unbelievable and in real life everything doesn't resolve itself so perfectly. I don't believe she never slept with her husband or that he dies just when Marius comes back. I do think it highlights how its a hard life to be a seafarer man-u never really have a life other than at sea and ur family bares the brunt of ur absence. The kind of movie that makes u wish u were vacationing in Europe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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steve d

The acting is fine but there isn't much memorable to the story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Joshua Logan

Director

Leslie Caron

Fanny

Maurice Chevalier

Panisse

Charles Boyer

Cesar

Horst Bucholz

Marius

Salvatore Baccaloni

Escartifique

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Synopsis

Young lovers Fanny (Leslie Caron) and Marius (Horst Buchholz) seem made for each other, but he also wants to set out to sea. Eventually, Marius departs and, after years, they are finally reunited, only for him to discover that he is the father of Fanny's son. While Marius was away, Fanny married the much older Panisse (Maurice Chevalier) for stability. On his deathbed, Panisse expresses hopes that Fanny and Marius will marry. But can they put aside the past and move on?

Director: Joshua Logan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 1961, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Runtime: 2h 13m

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