Fanny (1961)
Directed by Joshua Logan · 133 min · Drama, Romance
41.4 TOPICAL score · #2,569 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Almost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his cafe'-owning father, and he longs for the sea. The night before he is to leave on a 5-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her. He must choose between an exciting life at sea, and a boring life with the woman he loves. And Fanny must choose between keeping the man she loves, and letting him live the life he seems to want.
Fanny (1961, directed by Joshua Logan) has a TOPICAL score of 41.4 - ranked 2,569 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (46 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (46 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 6 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 23 languages
- Still read3,358 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leslie Caron (actor #467), Maurice Chevalier (actor #598), Charles Boyer (actor #620), Horst Buchholz