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

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	21 March 1952
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	6,733,287 admissions (France)[1]

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.

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.[2]

Awards

Won

• 1952 Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Berlin Bear[3]
• 1952 Cannes Film Festival – Best Director[4]

Nominated

• 1952 Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Festival

References

External links

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

На других языках

[ru] Фанфан-тюльпан (фильм, 1952)