Fan-Fan the Tulip

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Fan-Fan the Tulip

1951

1h 39m

Comedy

Romance

Adventure

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Roguish young peasant Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) escapes being wed to a farm girl when a gypsy, Adeline (Gina Lollobrigida), predicts that he'll find glory in the army, then marry a princess. After enlisting, Fanfan learns that Adeline is the recruiter's daughter and offered a phony prediction to get him to join, but he decides to make the fortune come true anyway. During a sword fight, he rescues the grateful king's daughter, which convinces him that fate is on his side.

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

10/12/2006

You get a sense not only of Philipe's professional training, which clearly honed his skills in choreography and movement, but also of his natural charms. That the actor performs so effortlessly, so casually, is the real magic here.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

08/25/2006

4/5

Starring the go-to couple of Grard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, it features duels, chases and low-cut costumes, all in glorious black and white.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

08/18/2006

2.5/4

Enjoyable but undeniably creaky; what played as glorious period tomfoolery to European festival juries and discerning U S audiences in the early 1950s now just seems quaintly pleased with itself.

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Penelope Houston

The Spectator

06/19/2018

The film is rather more decorative to look at than such Anglo-Saxon equivalents as The Crimson Pirate, but Christian Jaque's opulent, heavy-handed manner tends to sacrifice wit and elegance to some only moderately entertaining burlesque heroics.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

11/16/2006

B+

[A] delightfully funny sendup of swashbuckler movies...

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

11/03/2006

2/4

Even though the film moves at a snappy pace, its story still doesn't move fast enough.

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09/10/2011

Fanfan La Tulipe is a charming adventure romance comedy infused with enjoyable sword choreography featuring a mischievous Fanfan in search of love and destiny. Playful.

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08/07/2011

A really fun movie. The dialog is hilarious, the fight scenes are clever, plus there's some really amazing cinematography. So many modern action/romances have tried really hard to capture the feel of classics like this. Also, I don't think The Princess Bride would have existed without this film so thanks Fanfan! (Be warned, there is also a modern remake of Fanfan by the same name. Stay away!)

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05/08/2010

Probably, one of the best adventure movies I have ever seen! A true delight!!! A cinefeast!!! I can't remember any adventure movie of recent years that could offer such a pleasure! Brilliant performances of Gerard Philipe! Viva France!!!

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12/15/2009

The Original one was Brilliant as well the Remake with Vincent Perez.

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09/29/2009

Fanfan is kind of a dick. The character is meant to be a lovable scamp but I just didn't like him at all. The baudy humor is supposed to be funny simply by virtue of being baudy. The story may appeal to diehard swashbuckler fans, I thought it was all a bit old hat. The third act brings a few delights: a well-choreographed sword fight at the convent, an excitingly shot stagecoach chase, and a climax with Duck Soup-esque lunacy. But it was too little, too late for this dud.

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08/25/2009

The first Movie I ever saw in a Movie theater, no I am not that old :-) It was one of my dad's favorites and they were showing it so he took the family. Must have been early 70s, this was before Video Tapes, DVDS and Tivo. :-) A great comedy.

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Fanfan La Tulipe

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Synopsis

Roguish young peasant Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) escapes being wed to a farm girl when a gypsy, Adeline (Gina Lollobrigida), predicts that he'll find glory in the army, then marry a princess. After enlisting, Fanfan learns that Adeline is the recruiter's daughter and offered a phony prediction to get him to join, but he decides to make the fortune come true anyway. During a sword fight, he rescues the grateful king's daughter, which convinces him that fate is on his side.

Director: Christian-Jaque
Producer: Francis Cosne, Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers
Screenwriter: René Wheeler, René Fallet, Henri Jeanson
Production Co: Filmsonor, Les Films Ariane
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Adventure
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (DVD): Nov 18, 2008
Runtime: 1h 39m