{"id":26613,"date":"2025-11-10T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animateka.si\/2025\/marcel-in-gospod-pagnol\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T14:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:37:43","slug":"a-magnificent-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.animateka.si\/2025\/en\/a-magnificent-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcel in gospod Pagnol \/ Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol \/ A Magnificent Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1604469580079{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-left: 5px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”|||”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”26609″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Kinodvor, 3\/12 at 10:00″ style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_btn title=”Kinodvor, 3\/12 at 15:00″ style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2025, 90′
\nIn French with Slovenian and English subtitles[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Directed by: <\/strong>Sylvain Chomet
\nWritten by: <\/strong>Sylvain Chomet
\nMusic Composer:<\/strong> Stefano Bollani
\nSound Editor:<\/strong> Nicolas Leroy
\nAnimation Supervisor<\/strong>: <\/strong>Xiaopeng Jiao
\nArt director<\/strong>: Lana Choukroune
\nProducers:<\/strong> Aton Soumache, Ashargin Poir\u00e9, Val\u00e9rie Puech, Lilian Eche
\nProduction:<\/strong> What The Prod, Mediawan, Picture Box, Bidibul Productions
\nCast:<\/strong> Laurent Lafitte, G\u00e9raldine Pailhas, Thierry Garcia, Ana\u00efs Petit, Vincent Fernandel, V\u00e9ronique Philipponnat
\nDistribution in<\/strong> Slovenia:<\/strong> Cenex \/ Fivia[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]In 1955, a French women’s magazine asked Marcel Pagnol, the famous French writer, playwright, and director, to write a weekly column about his childhood and youth. Pagnol frustratingly already finds it difficult to recall some of his earlier memories, until his curious inner child comes to life in front of him. Together, they set off to explore Pagnol’s life story, inextricably intertwined with the written word and film images and anecdotes that such an art-abundant life is always full of.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Director’s Statement<\/em><\/p>\n

Eight years ago, Nicolas Pagnol, Marcel\u2019s grandson, and producers contacted me to ask if I liked Marcel Pagnol. Of course, my answer was a big yes! They were planning a documentary with animated sections to illustrate moments of Pagnol\u2019s life. I told them I found those hybrid documentaries incongruous and that I preferred doing a real documentary entirely from archives. They convinced me to animate two scenes, one with Raimu, Fernandel, and Pagnol, to seek funding and attract other producers. Something interesting happened: only the animated scenes sparked interest. Everyone was moved to see Pagnol, Raimu, and Fernandel come back to life!<\/p>\n

For my first film, The Triplets of Belleville<\/em>, I didn\u2019t want anything but the gestures of the characters. I felt dialogue added nothing to my cinema and I could tell a story entirely through mime. My second film, The Illusionist<\/em>, was based on an original script by Jacques Tati. As you can imagine, faithful to his style, there was practically no dialogue. For Pagnol, on the other hand, remaining silent was impossible. I realized while preparing the film how essential the human voice is in Pagnol\u2019s work. I drew inspiration from his original texts, more or less dialogued, and reworked them into film dialogues.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a film about the torments of creation. Marcel was very anxious. He thought he never did things well enough. He was a craftsman with the pen, more than an artist. He often returned to his drafts. It took him a long time to convince himself to write a play in the Marseille dialect, Marius. He was quickly discouraged by feedback. But amusingly, he always made use of coincidences and the randomness of creativity.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Awards and festivals (selection):<\/em><\/p>\n

– Cristal for Best Feature Film Nominee, Annecy IAFF, 2025
\n– Special Screenings, Cannes FF 2025
\n– official competition, Golden Horse FF Taipei 2025
\n– official competition, Thessaloniki IFF 2025
\n– official competition, Busan IFF 2025
\n– official competition, French Film Festival London 2025[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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