Fanfan la Tulipe (2003 film)

Fanfan la Hussar ( original title Fanfan la Tulipe ) is a French adventure film directed by Gérard Krawczyk from the year 2003.

Action

The action takes place in France in the 18th century. The gypsy Adeline la franchise tells the adventurers Fanfan require that the daughter of King Louis XV. 'm going to marry. Fanfan shall thereupon enter in the army. Later he finds out that the supposed prediction should move him to sign the contract only.

Fanfan, who loved very many women and used, but never married, is now in a forced marriage to marry a young woman. However, he flees from the church and be bound by contract in its need for military service. Later, he wants to escape from his job in the military and is arrested. From the holding cell, he watches as his former officer woos his beloved Adeline and mocked the man. This will settle with Fanfan, but he flees the arrest and fights against the officer, whereupon he falls off the roof.

Reviews

Kirk Honeycutt wrote in the magazine The Hollywood Reporter on 15 May 2003, the film wants to be a charming satire, but could not find the right rhythm of gags. He wander " pathetic " by veteran action scenes and never offer wit and romance. The " tame " the fight scenes would produce neither voltage nor comedy. The locations in the old castles and the costumes were effective.

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " straight, but very conventional adventure entertainment ." He was a " costly remake of the French coat - and -dagger classic" Fanfan, the hussar, which is " the ease and elegance " never reach.

Awards

Penélope Cruz was nominated in 2003 for the European Film Awards.

Background

The film was shot in the studios Eclair in Epinay- sur -Seine and in the French castles Les Bourines, Najac and Le Plessis- Bourre. The cost of production was estimated at 21.7 million euros. The screening of the film opened on 14 May 2003, the International Film Festival of Cannes 2003.

The story of Fanfan was filmed several times in the course of film history:

2003 in film Screenplay Luc Besson Film score Alexandre Azaria Vincent Pérez Michel Muller Château de Najac 2003 Cannes Film Festival
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