Fanny

Fanny is a 1961 American drama film directed by Joshua Logan. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein is based on the book for the 1954 stage musical of the same title by Logan and S.N. Behrman, which in turn had been adapted from the plays Fanny, Marius, and César by Marcel Pagnol. The film deleted all the songs, except the title tune, from the stage musical, but the music by Harold Rome served as the underscore for the soundtrack. Although it had b... more

Fanny is a 1961 American drama film directed by Joshua Logan. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein is based on the book for the 1954 stage musical of the same title by Logan and S.N. Behrman, which in turn had been adapted from the plays Fanny, Marius, and César by Marcel Pagnol. The film deleted all the songs, except the title tune, from the stage musical, but the music by Harold Rome served as the underscore for the soundtrack. Although it had been composed for another medium, it was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. César is a barkeeper in Marseilles in the early 1920s. His 19-year-old son Marius works for him, but wants nothing more than to go to sea and leave his boring existence behind. The only thing holding him back is Fanny, an 18-year-old girl with whom he grew up. Fanny is in love with Marius and flirts with him, but Marius always rejects her. Fanny invites Marius to a Sunday night dance, but he tells her he is planning... less