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Fanny (2013)

Fanny poster
Directed by
Daniel Auteuil
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The story follows a young woman in Marseille who becomes pregnant after her lover leaves for the sea. Her family pressures her into a marriage with an older man to protect her reputation.

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What happens

Fanny is a 2013 French film adaptation of the 1931 play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol. The play was the second part in Pagnol's Marseille trilogy, which began with Marius (1929) and concluded with César (1936). The 2013 film stars Daniel Auteuil, Victoire Bélézy, Raphaël Personnaz, Marie-Anne Chazel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Daniel Russo, Ariane Ascaride and Nicolas Vaude. Auteuil also directed and wrote the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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