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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Region Code: 1
Theatrical Release Date: 1961
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles Trilogy was adapted into a Broadway musical in the mid-'50s; a few years later, that show's producer, Joshua Logan, turned it into a film... without the songs. Although it pales in comparison to the French trilogy, Fanny captures the original's bittersweet mix of romance and regret. Curiously, it retains the slightly stagy quality of an adapted musical. Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier revel in their juicy autumnal roles, and--thanks to Logan's fondness for rapturous close-ups--Leslie Caron never looked more beautiful. Harold Rome's Broadway score plays underneath many scenes (without the lyrics, that is), but what gives the movie its lilt is the color photography by the great Jack Cardiff. The Marseilles waterfront, where Boyer's café is scenically located, becomes a wonderfully bustling backdrop for the funny/sad story. Fanny was nominated for five Oscars, including best picture, but seems mostly forgotten today, and ready for rediscovery by romantics. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - June Nolen author of "In Reverse Time"
I first saw this picture in the seventies probably on TV. It haunted me for years trying to remember the title. So when I happened across it on TCM I was delighted and ordered it right away. It was just as I remembered it. A sweet and simple love story between a young girl and a young man who wanted more in his life. Of course the young girl lets him go and he finds that life outside of his hometown isn't as exciting as he had pictured. The characters are very young and make mistakes but the simplicity ... Read More
Rating:  - Not this time........
I am afraid I cannot endorse this movie as I have endorsed the majority of the others I've purchased. It was fraught with silliness, drunkness, lust, and french immorality. It also has a typical ending with an improbable conclusion. I was hoping for more of the English type films which are the best. Fanny was very disappointing because she fell so quickly for the rich old dirty man.....who by his own admission at the end played the adulterer. This was typical (dirty) french poetry. Not recommendable.
Rating: - Finally "Fanny" Remembered
My prayers have been answered. "Fanny" is now on DVD in a beautiful copy. Now you, that have never heard of "Fanny", can luxuriate in the romance of this classic. The mixture of joy, passion and tragedy are infectious. And what performances! Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier in the same film. Boyer is blustery and magnificent as Marius' father and Chevalier, in an Oscar-nominated performance, is Boyer's perfect foil as the self-sacrificing Panisse. Leslie Caron, in the title role, simply dominates the ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Best
"Fanny" is one of my all time favorite films. Based on an original French Trilogy (Marius, Fanny and Panisse) it started as a broadway musical. In the film, the music is relegated to background music, which actually serves the film well, providing touching moments. The films stars are at their best-you have Fanny (Leslie Caron in a luminous performance) in love with Marius (Horst Buchholz) sone of bar keeper played by Charles Boyer, Who dreams of his son taking over the business. Marius has other plans ... Read More
Rating: - Just Brilliant
I saw this film years ago and have been waiting ever since to see it again. It is just brilliant, do see it and enjoy one of the most romantic films ever. It is Leslie Caron at her best.
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