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Fanfan la Tulipe
Fanfan la Tulipe
	Original 1952 Film Poster
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	René Wheeler; René Fallet; Christian-Jaque; Henri Jeanson; René Wheeler; Henri Jeanson;
Produced by	Francis Cosne; Georges Dancigers; Alexandre Mnouchkine;
Starring	Gérard Philipe; Gina Lollobrigida;
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux
Music by	Maurice Thiriet; Georges Van Parys;
Distributed by	Filmsonor
Release date	March 21, 1952;
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French
Box office	6,733,287 admissions (France)

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Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida.

TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. ^[2]

Plot

Fanfan is a charming, attractive young Frenchman who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage during the Seven Years' War. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline, who tells him that if he joins the army he will find fame, fortune, and marry the king's daughter. Accordingly, he signs up, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to receive a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived "destiny" of marrying a king's daughter.

Cast

Gérard Philipe as Fanfan la Tulipe
Gina Lollobrigida as Adeline La Franchise
Marcel Herrand as Louis XV
Olivier Hussenot as Tranche-Montagne
Noël Roquevert as Fier-à-Bras
Henri Rollan as Le maréchal d'Estrées
Nerio Bernardi as La Franchise
Jean-Marc Tennberg as Lebel
Geneviève Page as La marquise de Pompadour
Sylvie Pelayo [fr] as Henriette de France
Lolita De Silva as La dame d'honneur
Irène Young as Marion
Georgette Anys as Madame Tranche-Montagne
Henri Hennery [fr] as Guillot
Lucien Callamand as Le maréchal de Brandebourg

Production

The film was photographed in black-and-white by Christian Matras. A colorized version was created (supervised by Sophie Juin for Les Films Ariane) and issued in 2000 on DVD in Europe alongside the original version.^[3]

Awards

Won

1952 Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Berlin Bear^[4]
1952 Cannes Film Festival – Best Director^[5]

Nominated

1952 Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Festival

Legacy

The film was remade in 2003 with Penélope Cruz in Lollobrigida's role.

References

^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
^ "Cinema: CHOICE FOR 1953". Time. 28 December 1953.
^ René Chateau Vidéo (France), 2000.
^ "2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

External links

Fanfan la Tulipe at IMDb
Bosley Crowther NY Times Review, 5 May 1953
Fanfan la Tulipe: En Garde! an essay by Kenneth Turan at the Criterion Collection

[box-1] "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.

[2] "Cinema: CHOICE FOR 1953". Time. 28 December 1953.

[3] René Chateau Vidéo (France), 2000.

[Berlinale_1952-4] "2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-22.

[festival-cannes.com-5] "Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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 | caption        = Original 1952 Film Poster
 | director       = [[Christian-Jaque]]
-| producer       = [[Francis Cosne]]<br/>[[Georges Dancigers]]<br/>[[Alexandre Mnouchkine]]
+| producer       = {{ubl|[[Francis Cosne]]|[[Georges Dancigers]]|[[Alexandre Mnouchkine]]}}
-| writer         = [[René Wheeler]]<br/>[[René Fallet]]<br/>[[Christian-Jaque]]<br/>[[Henri Jeanson]]<br/>[[René Wheeler]]<br/>[[Henri Jeanson]]
+| writer         = {{ubl|[[René Wheeler]]|[[René Fallet]]|[[Christian-Jaque]]|[[Henri Jeanson]]|[[René Wheeler]]|[[Henri Jeanson]]}}
 | narrator       =
-| starring       = [[Gérard Philipe]]<br/>[[Gina Lollobrigida]]
+| starring       = {{ubl|[[Gérard Philipe]]|[[Gina Lollobrigida]]}}
-| music          = [[Maurice Thiriet]]<br/>[[Georges Van Parys]]
+| music          = {{ubl|[[Maurice Thiriet]]|[[Georges Van Parys]]}}
 | cinematography = [[Christian Matras (cinematographer)|Christian Matras]]
 | editing        = [[Jacques Desagneaux]]
-| distributor    = [[Filmsonor]]
+| distributor    = Filmsonor
-| released       = 21 March 1952
+| released       = {{Film date|1952|3|21}}
 | runtime        = 102 minutes
-| country        = France
+| country        = France<br />Italy
 | language       = French
 | budget         =
+|gross=6,733,287 admissions (France)<ref name="box">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-gerard-philipe-c25784244|website=Box Office Story|title=Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films}}</ref>
-| preceded_by    =
-| followed_by    =
 }}
-'''''Fanfan la Tulipe''''' is a 1952 [[Cinema of France|French]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Christian-Jaque]]. It has also been categorized under [[swashbuckler films]].  The film starred [[Gérard Philipe]] and [[Gina Lollobrigida]]. The film was [[Fanfan la Tulipe (2003 film)|remade in 2003]] with [[Penélope Cruz]] in Lollobrigida's role.
+'''''Fanfan la Tulipe''''' is a 1952 [[Cinema of France|French]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Christian-Jaque]]. It has also been categorized under [[swashbuckler films]].  The film starred [[Gérard Philipe]] and [[Gina Lollobrigida]].
+TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. <ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,858456,00.html | title=Cinema: CHOICE FOR 1953 | magazine=Time | date=28 December 1953 }}</ref>
-==Plot summary==
-The film is set in France during the [[Seven Years' War]].  As the film begins, Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) is a charming, attractive young man who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline (played by Gina Lollobrigida), who tells him that if he joins the army, he will find fame, fortune, and will marry the king's daughter.  Accordingly he joins the army, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to get a recruiting bonus.  Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny.  A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability.  As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived "destiny" of marrying a king's daughter.
+==Plot==
+Fanfan is a charming, attractive young Frenchman who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage during the [[Seven Years' War]]. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline, who tells him that if he joins the army he will find fame, fortune, and marry the king's daughter.  Accordingly, he signs up, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to receive a recruiting bonus.  Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny.  A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability.  As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived "destiny" of marrying a king's daughter.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Jean-Marc Tennberg]] as Lebel
 * [[Geneviève Page]] as [[Madame de Pompadour|La marquise de Pompadour]]
-* [[Sylvie Pelayo]] as [[Princess Henriette of France|Henriette de France]]
+* {{ill|Sylvie Pelayo|fr|Sylvie Pelayo}} as [[Princess Henriette of France|Henriette de France]]
 * [[Lolita De Silva]] as La dame d'honneur
 * [[Irène Young]] as Marion
 * [[Georgette Anys]] as Madame Tranche-Montagne
-* [[Hennery]] as Guillot
+* {{ill|Henri Hennery|fr|Henri Hennery}} as Guillot
 * [[Lucien Callamand]] as Le maréchal de Brandebourg
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 ==Awards==
 ;Won
-*1952 [[2nd Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]] – Silver Berlin Bear<ref name="Berlinale 1952">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1952/03_preistr_ger_1952/03_Preistraeger_1952.html |title=2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |accessdate=2009-12-22 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
+*1952 [[2nd Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]] – Silver Berlin Bear<ref name="Berlinale 1952">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1952/03_preistr_ger_1952/03_Preistraeger_1952.html |title=2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |access-date=2009-12-22 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=2013-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015121553/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1952/03_preistr_ger_1952/03_Preistraeger_1952.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-*1952 [[1952 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] – Best Director<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3994/year/1952.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe |accessdate=2009-01-17|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
+*1952 [[1952 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] – Best Director<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3994/year/1952.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe |access-date=2009-01-17 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318202353/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3994/year/1952.html |archive-date=2012-03-18 }}</ref>
 ;Nominated
 *1952 Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Festival
+==Legacy==
+The film was [[Fanfan la Tulipe (2003 film)|remade in 2003]] with [[Penélope Cruz]] in Lollobrigida's role.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{imdb title|0044602}}
+*{{IMDb title|0044602}}
+*[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9400EFD7173FE03ABC4D53DFB3668388649EDE Bosley Crowther NY Times Review, 5 May 1953]
-*{{Amg movie|90996|Fanfan la Tulipe}}
+*[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/764-fanfan-la-tulipe-en-garde ''Fanfan la Tulipe: En Garde!''] an essay by [[Kenneth Turan]] at the [[Criterion Collection]]
-*[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9400EFD7173FE03ABC4D53DFB3668388649EDE Bosley Crowther NY Times Review, 5 May 1953]
-*[http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/564/film/fanfan_la_tulipe.xml TimeOut New York review]
-*[http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0629,winter,73890,20.html Village Voice Review]
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-[[Category:1950s adventure films]]
+[[Category:1950s adventure comedy films]]
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+[[Category:French adventure comedy films]]
-[[Category:French films]]
+[[Category:1950s French-language films]]
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 [[Category:Films directed by Christian-Jaque]]
 [[Category:Films set in the 1760s]]
-[[Category:French adventure films]]
 [[Category:Seven Years' War films]]
-[[Category:Swashbuckler films]]
+[[Category:French swashbuckler films]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Louis XV]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour]]
+[[Category:French historical adventure films]]
+[[Category:French historical comedy films]]
+[[Category:1952 comedy films]]
+[[Category:French black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1950s French films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Maurice Thiriet]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Georges Van Parys]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson]]

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