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Fanny

Fanny

FANNY IS ALL THE LOVE STORIES OF THE WORLD ROLLED INTO ONE.

19616.72h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Joshua Logan
Written by Julius J. Epstein, S. N. Behrman, Joshua Logan
Produced by Joshua Logan
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Top Cast

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Fanny

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Panisse

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Cesar

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Marius

Georgette Anys

Georgette Anys

Honorine (Fanny's Mother)

Salvatore Baccaloni

Salvatore Baccaloni

Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Monsieur Brun

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

The Admiral

J

Joël Flateau

Cesario (Fanny's Son)

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Panisse's older brother

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipmarseille, francelovevoyage

About Fanny

Fanny is a drama, romance film released in 1961 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, marseille, france, love, voyage. Directed by Joshua Logan, it stars Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer. 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.

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