FANNY IS ALL THE LOVE STORIES OF THE WORLD ROLLED INTO ONE.
Almost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father, and he longs for the sea. The night before he is to leave on a 5-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her. He must choose between an exciting life at sea, and a boring life with the woman he loves. And Fanny must choose between keeping the man she loves, and letting him live the life he seems to want.
- 6.7
- 1961
- Released
- 2h 13m
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
Raymond Bussières
The Admiral
Joël Flateau
Cesario (Fanny's Son)
Victor Francen
Panisse's older brother
Paul Bonifas
The Postman
Released
en
- #husband wife relationship
- #marseille, france
- #love
- #voyage
Reviews
Though the story is really rather slow to get going, I did quite enjoy this seaside comedy romance. It's all about the young "Marius" (Horst Buchholz) who can't quite decide between a life at sea or a more pedestrian one at home with his girlfriend "Fanny" (Leslie Caron). His decision making isn't really helped by his dad "Cesar" (Charles Boyer) who wants him to stay at home and take over their li