Fanny (1961) |
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| Director(s) | Joshua Logan |
| Producer(s) | Ben Kadish |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Father Son, Period Piece |
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Leslie Caron(as Fanny)
Fanny
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1961
Fanny
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1961
Leslie Caron
(as Fanny)
Maurice Chevalier(as Panisse)
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Fanny
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1961
Maurice Chevalier
(as Panisse)
Charles Boyer(as Cesar)
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Fanny
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Charles Boyer
(as Cesar)
Horst Buchholz(as Marius)
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Fanny
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Horst Buchholz
(as Marius)
Lionel Jeffries(as Monsieur Brun)
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Fanny
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Lionel Jeffries
(as Monsieur Brun)
Victor Francen(as Louis)
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Fanny
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Victor Francen
(as Louis)
Fanny Overview:
Fanny (1961) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Joshua Logan and produced by Ben Kadish.
Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Charles Boyer | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Jack Cardiff | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | William H. Reynolds | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Morris Stoloff, Harry Sukman | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Joshua Logan, Producer | Nominated |
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Fanny Quotes:
Cesar:
[Indicating Marius' friend] Is that coffee for him?
Marius: Yes. Want a cup?
Cesar: No.
Marius: Why not?
Cesar: Because if we drink everything free, there would be nothing left for the customers!
Marius: Yes. Want a cup?
Cesar: No.
Marius: Why not?
Cesar: Because if we drink everything free, there would be nothing left for the customers!
Marius:
[Torn between Fanny and his dream] Fanny. Only you can stop me. Now tell me that you love me. Tell me now!
Fanny: [Weeping] Marius, I tell you... you are free to go.
Marius: [Heartbroken] Alright. Then it's settled. Each to his love! You will marry Panisse's money, and I will marry the sea!
Fanny: [Weeping] Marius, I tell you... you are free to go.
Marius: [Heartbroken] Alright. Then it's settled. Each to his love! You will marry Panisse's money, and I will marry the sea!
Cesar:
You know Marius, I think it's about time you got married.
Marius: Me? Why?
Cesar: Now now, Marius. Don't take me for an idiot. I know you love Fanny.
Marius: Who told you?
Cesar: [Sarcastic] My little finger.
Marius: Then that little finger is not so bright.
Marius: Me? Why?
Cesar: Now now, Marius. Don't take me for an idiot. I know you love Fanny.
Marius: Who told you?
Cesar: [Sarcastic] My little finger.
Marius: Then that little finger is not so bright.
Cesar:
[Talking to his son Marius] You know, sometimes I say that you make my life miserable. It's not true.
Panisse:
Your son is a lout! And with or without your permission I would kick him in the behind!
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Marius is 19 and Fanny is 18 at the beginning of the play. In reality, Horst Buchholz was 28 and Leslie Caron was 30 when they played their respective roles.
The New York production of "Fanny" opened at the Majestic Theater in New York on November 4, 1954 and ran for 888 performances.
Peter Stephens was a candidate for the role of Brun.
This production of "Fanny" began as a hit Broadway musical in 1954, with the libretto co-authored by Joshua Logan, who also directed the show, which starred Ezio Pinza, in his last stage role before his death, as Cesar, Walter Slezak as Panisse, and Florence Henderson as Fanny. When the musical was filmed, Logan stayed on as director, and the film was faithful to the show, except for the fact that Logan dropped all of the songs and simply used them as background scoring.
Claude Dauphin was considered for the role of Monsieur Brun.