Fanfan la Tulipe
| Fanfan la Tulipe | |
|---|---|
 Original 1952 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Filmsonor |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 6,733,287 admissions (France)[1] |
Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida.
TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. [2]
Plot
[edit]Fanfan is a charming, attractive young Frenchman who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage during the Seven Years' War. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline, who tells him that if he joins the army he will find fame, fortune, and marry the king's daughter. Accordingly, he signs up, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to receive a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived "destiny" of marrying a king's daughter.
Cast
[edit]- Gérard Philipe as Fanfan la Tulipe
- Gina Lollobrigida as Adeline La Franchise
- Marcel Herrand as Louis XV
- Olivier Hussenot as Tranche-Montagne
- Noël Roquevert as Fier-à-Bras
- Henri Rollan as Le maréchal d'Estrées
- Nerio Bernardi as La Franchise
- Jean-Marc Tennberg as Lebel
- Geneviève Page as La marquise de Pompadour
- Sylvie Pelayo as Henriette de France
- Lolita De Silva as La dame d'honneur
- Irène Young as Marion
- Georgette Anys as Madame Tranche-Montagne
- Henri Hennery as Guillot
- Lucien Callamand as Le maréchal de Brandebourg
Production
[edit]The film was photographed in black-and-white by Christian Matras. A colorized version was created (supervised by Sophie Juin for Les Films Ariane) and issued in 2000 on DVD in Europe alongside the original version.[3]
Awards
[edit]- Won
- 1952 Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Berlin Bear[4]
- 1952 Cannes Film Festival – Best Director[5]
- Nominated
- 1952 Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Festival
Legacy
[edit]The film was remade in 2003 with Penélope Cruz in Lollobrigida's role.
References
[edit]- ^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
- ^ "Cinema: CHOICE FOR 1953". Time. 28 December 1953.
- ^ René Chateau Vidéo (France), 2000.
- ^ "2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
[edit]- Fanfan la Tulipe at IMDb
- Fanfan la Tulipe at AllMovie
- Bosley Crowther NY Times Review, 5 May 1953
- Fanfan la Tulipe: En Garde! an essay by Kenneth Turan at the Criterion Collection
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1952 films
- 1950s adventure comedy films
- French adventure comedy films
- 1950s French-language films
- Films directed by Christian-Jaque
- Films set in the 1760s
- Seven Years' War films
- French swashbuckler films
- Cultural depictions of Louis XV
- Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour
- French historical adventure films
- French historical comedy films
- 1952 comedy films
- French black-and-white films
- 1950s French films
- Films scored by Maurice Thiriet
- Films scored by Georges Van Parys
- Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson