Fanny
Seen it?1961 | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Dangerous Liaisons or An Officer and a Gentleman, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 5 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes and 1 DGA Award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joshua Logan
- Leslie CaronFanny
- Maurice ChevalierPanisse
- Charles BoyerCesar
- Horst BuchholzMarius
- Georgette AnysHonorine (Fanny's Mother)
- Salvatore BaccaloniEscartifique (Ferryboat Captain)
- Lionel JeffriesMonsieur Brun
- Raymond BussièresThe Admiral
- Joël FlateauCesario (Fanny's Son)
- Victor FrancenPanisse's older brother