Fanfan La Tulipe [Criterion Collection]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Black and White
• Subtitle: Eng
• Features:
  • Restored digital transfer
  • New video program about actor Gerard 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

AWARDS

• Berlin International Film Festival

•     Won Silver Bear - 1952

• Cannes Film Festival

•     Won Best Director - 1952 (Christian-Jaque)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Gerard Philipe - Fanfan the Tulip
       Gina Lollobrigida - Adeline La Franchise
       Marcel Herrand - Louis XV
       Oliver Hussenot - Tranche-Montagne
       Nerio Bernardi - Sgt. La Franchise
       Genevieve Page - La Pompadour
       Georgette Anys - Madame Tranche-Montagne

• Director:

  Christian-Jaque

• Producer:

  Christian-Jaque, Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine, Francis Cosne

• Screenwriter:

  Marcel Herrand, Oliver Hussenot, Henri Jeanson, René Wheeler, Rene Fallet

• Cinematographer:

  Christian Matras

• Composer (Music Score):

  Georges Van Parys, Maurice Thiriet

• Editor:

  Jacques Desagneaux

• Production Designer:

  Robert Gys

• Set Designer:

  Robert Gys

• Costume Designer:

  Marcel Escoffier