Fanfan la tulipe (2003)

Note Générale:

5,5/10   

Réalisateur:

Gérard Krawczyk

Scénaristes:

Luc Besson (writer)
Jean Cosmos (writer)

Date de sortie:

14 mai 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Aventure | Comedie | Romance

Intrigue:

In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters.

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Narration | Beautiful Woman | Swashbuckler

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great start but failed on the later half

Ensemble

Vincent Perez	...	Fanfan la Tulipe
Penélope Cruz	...	Adeline La Franchise
Didier Bourdon	...	Louis XV
Hélène de Fougerolles	...	Mme de Pompadour
Michel Muller	...	Tranche Montagne
Philippe Dormoy	...	Fier-à-bras
Jacques Frantz	...	La Franchise
Gérald Laroche	...	Corsini
Guillaume Gallienne	...	La Houlette
Gilles Arbona	...	Le maréchal
Jean-Pol Dubois	...	L'aumônier
Yves Pignot	...	Guillaume
Jean-François Lapalus	...	L'oncle de Lison
François Chattot	...	Le curé
Jacques Dynam	...	Chaville

Durée:

France:97 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur (Fujicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Malaysia:U | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Lieux de tournage:

Château de Najac, Najac, Aveyron, France

Société:

Canal+

Anecdotes:

Selected as the opening film at the 56th Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

Connexions:

Remake de Fanfan-la-Tulipe (1925)

Great start but failed on the later half

I would like to inform first that I didn't see the original movie so I cannot compare this one to it. The movie starts out very good. It's very funny. The characters, especially Fan Fan and Adeline, are well chosen. Lightings and Colors are above average. Scenery is at least par. There are something to make me laugh or at least smile in every few minutes. The points of all the jokes are easily taken, even though I have to read subtitles all the time.

The second half of the film, however begin to go down. Romance, though is expected to be as it is, lacks built-up. When the movie needs to get serious on adventures (or at least in director's opinion), it could not deliver thrills it needs to deliver. With the comedy element's gone and no satisfying actions/adventures/thrills/etc, the second half could be considered a failure.

In short, this movie is a little bit beyond average. I enjoyed watching it. It doesn't have solid story, or throughout-the-movie comedy. However, it is the one nobody would regret seeing (unless you are critics).