Fanfan la tulipe (2003)

Director:

Gérard Krawczyk

Writers:

Luc Besson (writer)
Jean Cosmos (writer)

Release Date:

14 May 2003 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

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 | Jumping Through A Window | Swashbuckler | Female Nudity | Narration

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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
Magdalena Mielcarz	...	Henriette
Anna Majcher	...	Wanda
Philippe du Janerand	...	Koenigseck
Fabio Zenoni	...	Interprète
Adrien Saint-Joré	...	Tourne Autour
Patrick Steltzer	...	Chef des brigands
François Soule	...	Le lieutenant
Eugénie Alquezar	...	Lison
Michaël Moyon	...	Lascar (as Mickael Moyon)
Vincent Valladon	...	Rouquin
Augustin Legrand	...	Brèche Dent
Jean-Marc Huber	...	Bandit lubrique
Bernard Maître	...	Flageolet
Marcel Idoménée	...	Bobby
François Martin Bled	...	Musicien 1
Jean-Claude Asselin	...	Musicien 2
Carol Barbier	...	Matrone
Annka Musy	...	Guillerette
Stéphane Cottin	...	Valet attaque 1
Xavier Stevignon	...	Valet attaque 2
Laurent Desponds	...	Dragon 1
Xavier Kuentz	...	Dragon 2
Jacques Ledran	...	Majordome
Blandine Bury	...	Furie
Ingrid Mareski	...	Jeune fille 1
Aurélie Laverret	...	Jeune fille 2
Laurent Lagauzere	...	Echalas
Christian Van Tomme	...	Paysan 1 (as Christian Vantomme)
Fabrice Bousba	...	Paysan 2
Jean-François Ansberg	...	Ingoldsby
Geoffrey Carey	...	Cumberland
Maurice Gilbert	...	Gros Gendarme (as Maurice Gilbert 'Momo')
Lionel Vitrant	...	Gendarme
François Claudin	...	Guide
Jean-Loup Celeyron	...	Cocher Pompadour / Corsini
Justine Dau	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Mamadou Diaby	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Ingrid Stephanon	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Numa Bayzelton	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Solenn Lopez	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Théo Arles	...	Enfant de Tranche Montagne
Jean Rochefort	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lionel Beau	...	SCRUTATOR

Directed by
Gérard Krawczyk

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luc Besson		writer
Jean Cosmos		writer

Produced by
Christian Ardan	....	associate producer
Luc Besson	....	producer
Michel Feller	....	producer
Bernard Grenet	....	executive producer
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Azaria

Cinematography by
Gérard Simon

Film Editing by
Nicolas Trembasiewicz

Casting by
Swan Pham

Production Design by
Jacques Bufnoir

Costume Design by
Guy Adoh
Olivier Bériot

Makeup Department
Whitney James	....	makeup artist: Penélope Cruz
Jocelyne Lemery	....	key makeup artist
Kay Philips	....	hair stylist
Martin Samuel	....	hair stylist: Penélope Cruz
Olivier Seyfrid	....	hair stylist
Ghislaine Tortereau	....	key hair stylist
Emmanuelle Verani	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Edouard Decker	....	unit manager runner
Damien Gailliardot	....	assistant unit manager
Nathalie Hoang Dac Huong	....	extra unit manager trainee
Alexandrine Kol	....	unit production manager
Alfred Lot	....	production manager
Grégory Valais	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alain Artur	....	first assistant director
Elisabeth Guthmann	....	trainee assistant director
Denis Imbert	....	second assistant director
Jean Baptiste Pouilloux	....	location/additional set/assistant director

Art Department
Lionel Callari	....	property master
Wilfrid Charua	....	painter
Thierry Doerflinger	....	plasterer
Johann George	....	property master
Yvan Hart	....	plasterer
Alexis Imbert	....	props
Bruno Juguet	....	painter
Patricia Ruelle	....	scenic artist
Patricia Ruelle	....	weathering painter

Sound Department
Fabienne Chalendard	....	assistant sound editor
Jean-Baptiste Faure	....	boom operator
Carl Goetgheluck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Vincent Guillon	....	sound editor
Didier Lozahic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronization
Raphael Sohier	....	sound editor
Soazic Veillon	....	dialogue editor
Laurent Zeilig	....	sound

Special Effects by
Bernard Chevreul	....	special effects
Pierre Foury	....	special effects supervisor
Alain Gaudiard	....	special effects
Guy Monbillard	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Pierre Blain	....	Inferno artist
Stephanie Boutinaud	....	digital effects artist
Bénédicte Hostache	....	digital compositor
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects producer
Benjamin Ribière	....	Flame artist

Stunts
Jean-Marc Bellu	....	stunts
Affif Ben Badra	....	horse stunts (as Afif Ben Badra)
Michel Bouis	....	stunts
Stéphane Bourquin	....	horseman
Patrice Boutroux	....	horseman
William Cagnard	....	stunts
Michel Carliez	....	stunt coordinator & fight arranger
Pascal Chemel	....	horseman
François Claudin	....	horse stunts
Gaëlle Cohen	....	stunt double: Penelope Cruz
Patrice Cossoneau	....	horse stunt
Cedric Gary	....	horse stunt
David Genty	....	stunts
Clément Gerbaud	....	horseman
Yves Girard	....	stunt double
Jean Gouello	....	horseman
Frédéric Laforet	....	horseman
Philippe Lazoore	....	stunts
Mario Luraschi	....	horses stunts supervisor
Jean-Loup Michou	....	stunts
Philippe Morel	....	stunts
Frédéric Mouquet	....	horseman
Patrick Médioni	....	stunts
Alison Parsons	....	stunts
Gilbert Perez	....	horseman
Dany Roca	....	stunts (as Dany Klose)
Alain Saugout	....	stunts
Marc Teterel	....	horseman
Eric Tonetto	....	horseman
Josy Venon	....	stunts
Olivier Vitrant	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Damien Auriol	....	grip
Pascal Benhamou	....	electrician
Alessandro Brambilla	....	Steadicam operator
David Campbell	....	crane operator: Super Technocrane
Dominique De Wever	....	second cinematographer
Adrien Debackere	....	second assistant camera
Vladimir Duranovic	....	grip
Hugues Espinasse	....	focus puller
Vincent Gallot	....	first assistant camera
Pierre Garnier	....	key grip
Raphael Jourdan	....	key grip: second unit
Philip Lozano	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Rebatel	....	gaffer
Patrick Renault	....	electrician
Benjamin Speyer	....	crane technician
Sébastien Tran	....	second assistant camera
Anna-Katia Vincent	....	second assistant camera "a" camera: second unit

Casting Department
Agathe Hassenforder	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corinne Bruand	....	chief costumer
Fabienne Josserand	....	chief costumer
Capucine Martin	....	costumer
Marie Morel	....	wardrobe
Karen Muller Serreau	....	chief costumer
Frédéric Tournant	....	costumes coordinator

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Sandro Lavezzi	....	assistant editor
Frédéric Thoraval	....	additional editor

Music Department
Alexandre Azaria	....	orchestrator
Frédéric Dunis	....	orchestrator
Nicolas Duport	....	music mixer
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	conductor
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	orchestrator
Jérôme Lateur	....	music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern	....	music production supervisor
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant music supervisor
Marie-Jeanne Serero	....	conductor
Marie-Jeanne Serero	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Aurélia Bono	....	driver: Vincent Perez
Eric Govignon	....	driver: Pénélope Cruz

Other crew
Estelle Bault	....	script supervisor
Frédéric Cauvy	....	weapons advisor
Romuald Drault	....	accountant supervisor
Claude Fenioux	....	chief financial officer
Lucie Launay	....	production secretary
Colette Martin	....	production accountant
Olivier Martin	....	assistant unit location manager
Ronan Michel	....	unit runner
Thibault Odiette	....	runner
Anne Wermelinger	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• EuropaCorp
• Open Art
• TF1 Films Production

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (Japan) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Japan (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (theatrical) (Russia outside Moscow and former USSR)
• 01 Distribuzione
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution
• Hollydan Works (2004) (Serbia and Montenegro) (DVD)
• Manga Films (Spain)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

France:97 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Château de Najac, Najac, Aveyron, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Philippe Haïm was approached to direct the movie but turned it down.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)

No work of art, not a total disaster...

If you don't go in expecting too much, this film is a pleasant way to pass some time. It is certainly no great work of art. Didn't see the original so can't comment on that score. Furthermore, don't really speak French (although enough to understand that Italian subtitled version missed large chunks of dialect), so Cruz's reportedly bad accent was lost on me. It is undoubtedly clichéd, lacking in any original ideas or concepts, and has gaping plot holes.

However, that said, it has no pretensions of being anything more sophisticated than what it sets out to be. My advice would be to enjoy it for what it's meant to be: fun, swashbuckling, mildly amusing entertainment with two luscious-looking stars. In fact, just watching Perez and Cruz alone make the whole thing worthwhile.