Fanny
1932 · Movie · Not Rated · 127 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
After a young woman is left behind by the man she loves, she learns she is pregnant and faces harsh social judgment. Hoping to secure a stable future for her child, she considers a marriage of practicality, turning the story into a tender drama about sacrifice, family pressure, and dignity.
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Details
- Years
- 1932
- Release date
- 1932-10-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (78 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy classic, character-driven romantic dramas about difficult choices and social pressure, especially if The Well-Digger's Daughter or L'Atalante appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or light escapism.
Pros: heartfelt emotional drama; strong performances; mature themes | Cons: slow opening stretch; more melodrama; lighter on humor
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- sexual obsession
- platonic love
- moral conflict
- love
- pregnant woman
- selfishness
- older husband
- ego in love
- tragicomedy
- maternal love
- pregnant without husband
Cast & crew
Orane Demazis
as Fanny Cabanis Panisse
Raimu
as César Olivier
Fernand Charpin
as Honoré Panisse
Alida Rouffe
as Honorine Cabanis
- AM
Auguste Mouriès
as Félix Escartefigue, ferry captain
Marcel Maupi
as Innocent Mangiapan, ferry crewman
Robert Vattier
as Monsieur Brun
Milly Mathis
as Claudine Foulon
Pierre Fresnay
as Marius Olivier
- OR
Odette Roger
as Fortunette
Directed by Marc Allégret