Fanny

Fanny is a 1932 French romantic drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Orane Demazis, Raimu and Alida Rouffe. It is based on the 1931 play by Marcel Pagnol. It is the second part of the Marseillaise film trilogy that begins with Marius (1931) and concludes with César (1936). Like Marius, the film was a box office success in France and is still considered to be a classic of French cinema. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Plot The story takes place in Marseille. Marius, the son of barkeeper César, had a romance with Fanny, a neighbourhood girl and daughter of the fish salesman in the harbor. Marius then followed his dream by sailing away to travel the seven seas. Fanny then discovers she is pregnant by Marius, a shameful position in the community since she's a single mother with a father unable to secure the future of her and her child. She acquiesces to her mother's advice to marry a more prosperous salesman in the harbor, Honoré Panisse, who is 30 years older than she is. A few months after the marriage and the birth of the baby, Marius returns and tries to win back Fanny. Cast Orane Demazis as Fanny Cabanis Raimu as César Olivier Alida Rouffe as Honorine Cabanis Charpin as Honoré Panisse Robert Vattier as Albert Brun as Félix Escartefique Milly Mathis as Claudine Foulon Marcel Maupi as Mangiapan Édouard Delmont as Félicien Venelle Louis Boulle as Elzéar Bonnegrâce as Fortunette Annie Toinon as Amélie André Gide and Pierre Prévert have cameos In popular culture The famed restaurateur and founder of California cuisine, Alice Waters, was so taken by this film that she named her Berkeley restaurant "Chez Panisse". The café located above the restaurant is decorated with posters from the films Marius, Fanny and César. The main characters from the films Marius, Fanny, and César make a cameo appearance in the 1965 Asterix comic book Asterix and the Banquet. The pétanque playing scene in the comic book is a reference to a similar scene in this film.