Fanny (2013 film)

Fanny
Fanny
	Film poster
Directed by	Daniel Auteuil
Screenplay by	Daniel Auteuil
Based on	Fanny; 1929 play; by Marcel Pagnol
Produced by	Julien Madon; Alain Sarde; Jérôme Seydoux
Starring	Daniel Auteuil; Victoire Bélézy; Jean-Pierre Darroussin; Raphaël Personnaz; Marie-Anne Chazel; Nicolas Vaude; Daniel Russo; Ariane Ascaride
Cinematography	Jean-François Robin
Edited by	Joëlle Hache
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production; companies	A.S. Films; Pathé Production; Zack Films
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release date	10 July 2013;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$8 million
Box office	$363.000

Fanny is a 2013 film adaptation of the 1931 play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol. The play was the second part in Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy, which began with Marius (1929) and concluded with César (1936). The 2013 film stars Daniel Auteuil, Victoire Bélézy, Raphaël Personnaz, Marie-Anne Chazel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Daniel Russo, Ariane Ascaride and Nicolas Vaude. Auteuil also directed and wrote the screenplay.

Plot summary

Cast

Daniel Auteuil as César
Victoire Bélézy [fr] as Fanny
Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Panisse
Raphaël Personnaz as Marius
Marie-Anne Chazel as Honorine
Nicolas Vaude as Monsieur Brun
Daniel Russo 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 Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 63%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]