Fanny

Daniel Auteuil

Second entry in DA's project to produce modern versions of the classic melodramas written by Marcel Pagnol in the 1920's and 30's.

Like the previous The Well Diggers Daughter he brings all the skills of contemporary filmmaking to create a luscious-looking period piece. DA plays the central figure - Cesar - as a pig-headed bully which was quite different from the 1932 version which had him as a lovable lunkhead. Film featured lots of weeping, making it a 3-hankie show.

A dated French 1920's melodrama made passable if you were willing to give it a lot of slack. I found it fun to watch in a condescending way.

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