Fanfan La Tulipe [Criterion Collection]

Fanfan La Tulipe [Criterion Collection]

Director: Christian-Jaque Cast: Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
, Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
, Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand
, Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès
Christian-Jaque
Fanfan La Tulipe [Criterion Collection]

Fanfan La Tulipe [Criterion Collection]

Director: Christian-Jaque Cast: Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
, Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
, Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand
, Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès
Christian-Jaque

DVD (Black & White)

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Overview

Pauline Kael once characterized the French adventure film Fanfan the Tulip as a "Louis XV western." This is a pretty broad interpretation, though it is true that the film never stops moving--an excellent method of sustaining audience attention and plugging up the plot holes. Gerard Philipe plays Fanfan, a handsome, athletic and self-impressed young peasant soldier. Fanfan is as adept in the boudoir as on the battlefield; it has been prophesied that he will wed the king's daughter, thus he wants to get as much practice as possible. Fanfan's many conquests include Gina Lollobridgida and Genevieve Page, which may be why this film did so well in the States. Fanfan the Tulip is available in several shorter versions, one of which has been redubbed Soldier in Love.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/18/2008
UPC: 0715515033022
Original Release: 1952
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:39:00
Sales rank: 24,527

Special Features

Restored digital transfer; New video program about actor Gérard Philipe; A clip from the colorized version of the film; Theatrical trailer; Optional English-dubbed soundtrack; New and improved English subtitle translation; Plus: A new essay by Kenneth Turan

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Gérard Philipe Fanfan the Tulip,Actor
Gina Lollobrigida Adeline La Franchise
Marcel Herrand Louis XV
Jean Parédès Capt. La Houlette
Geneviève Page La Pompadour
Hiram Sherman English Commentary
Sylvie Pelayo Actor
Georgette Anys Madame Tranche-Montagne
Gil Delamare Actor
Noël Roquevert Fier-a-Bras
Oliver Hussenot Tranche-Montagne,Tranche-Montagne
Nerio Bernardi Sgt. La Franchise
Jean Debucourt Narrator,La voix de l'historien
Jean-Marc Tennberg Lebel
Lolita De Silva La dame d'honneur
Irène Young Marion
Hennery Guillot
Lucien Callamand Le maréchal de Brandebourg
Jackie Blanchot Un soldat
Jo Davray Un soldat
Gérard Buhr Un soldat
Georges Demas Actor
Françoise Spira Petit rôle
Paul Violette Petit rôle
Henri Rollan Marechal d'Estrees
Maurice Thiriet Composer
Georges Van Parys Composer

Technical Credits
Christian-Jaque Director,Producer
Georges Dancigers Producer,Executive Producer
Francis Cosne Producer,Executive Producer
Alexandre Mnouchkine Producer
Oliver Hussenot Screenwriter
Henri Jeanson Screenwriter
Marcel Herrand Screenwriter
Rene Fallet Screenwriter,Screenwriter
René Wheeler Screenwriter
Jacques Carrère Sound Effects
Lucien Lacharmoise Sound Effects
Guy Villette Sound Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Fanfan La Tulipe
1. Logos/Opening Credits [2:19]
2. Eighteenth-Century France [5:14]
3. Fanfan [6:52]
4. "Thank You, Adeline" [5:54]
5. The King's Daughter [3:29]
6. Recruits [5:51]
7. Insubordinate [3:56]
8. Rooftop Duel [5:20]
9. "Charming Mustache" [5:08]
10. The Castle [5:11]
11. "Bad News?" [5:18]
12. Unrequited Love [4:18]
13. Adeline and the King [6:26]
14. "My Kind of Woman" [7:22]
15. To the Rescue [7:39]
16. Behind Enemy Lines [5:05]
17. "So, You Do Love Me?" [6:22]
18. White Flag [7:59]
1. Color Bars [:00]
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