Fanny

1961 PG-13 2h 13m

6.7 / 10 44

RATING

6.7/10

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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.

Director Joshua Logan

Writers

Julius J. Epstein S. N. Behrman Joshua Logan

Stars

Leslie Caron Maurice Chevalier Charles Boyer

Honorine (Fanny's Mother)

Salvatore Baccaloni

Escartifique (Ferryboat Captain)

Cesario (Fanny's Son)

Victor Francen

Panisse's older brother

Paul Bonifas

The Postman

Drama Romance

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Geronimo1967 13 Dec 2024

7/10

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...