A Magnificent Life (2025)
In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol's childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until Little Marcel - the young boy he used to be - appears to him as if by magic. Together, they will explore Marcel Pagnol's incredible life and bring back to life his most cherished encounters and memories...
Director:
Sylvain Chomet
Writer:
Sylvain Chomet
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Laurent Lafitte as Marcel Pagnol (Adult) (voice) |
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Géraldine Pailhas as Augustine Pagnol (voice) |
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Thierry Garcia as Raimu (voice) |
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Olivia Gotanègre as Jacqueline Pagnol (voice) |
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Sophie Maréchal as Simone Pagnol (voice) |
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Vincent Fernandel as Fernandel (voice) |
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Noa Staes as Pagnol Child (voice) |
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Martin Meersman as Pupil 1: Class 1922 (voice) |
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Lohen van Houtte as Élève Classe / Coursier (voice) |
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Elodie Barthels as Passerby (voice) |
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Anaïs Petit as Orane Demazis (voice) |
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Véronique Philipponnat as (voice) |
| Directing | Sylvain Chomet | Director |
| Production | Sebastiàn Moradiellos | Casting |
| Camera | Luc Venries | First Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Marcel Pagnol | Novel |
| Production | Ashargin Poiré | Producer |
| Production | Anne-Laure Poulet | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Aton Soumache | Producer |
| Writing | Sylvain Chomet | Screenplay |
| Production | Valérie Puech | Producer |
| Sound | Grégory Lannoy | Sound |
| Camera | Elric Lefeuvre | Director of Photography |
| Production | Adrian Politowski | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Pierre Truong Tan Trung | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Emilien Faroudja | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Stanislas Etenaille | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Antonin Morel | Location Manager |
| Production | Eric Goossens | Producer |
| Production | Fabrice Delville | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lilian Eche | Co-Producer |
| Production | Samuel Feller | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eric Goossens | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christel Henon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jean Baptiste Lère | Line Producer |
| Production | Carine Karsenti | Line Producer |
| Production | Jean-Yves Patay | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anton Roebben | Co-Producer |
| Production | Geoffroy T'Serstevens | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Stefano Bollani | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Samuel Denou | Editor |
| Editing | Mario Houles | Editor |
| Editing | Julie Salon | Editor |
| Production | Frédérique Liebault | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Belugou | Costume Designer |
| Production | Lara Bellini | Production Manager |
| Production | Fatima Hannat | Production Manager |
| Crew | Morgane Le Gallic | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Leterq | Production Manager |
| Production | Yael Ozsinay | Production Manager |
| Production | Thomas Ollier | Head of Production |
| Production | Dan Tamiri | Production Manager |
| Directing | Mathieu Danielo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thierry Boutry | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marine Follonier | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hugo Marchand | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Franck Le Blond | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Sylvain Chomet | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Sébastien Morin | Set Supervisor |
| Sound | Xavier Drouault | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Kévin Feildel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pascal Jasmes | Sound |
| Sound | Ken Nnganyadi | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Grégory Noël | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Sander Van Woensel | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Ben Van den Berghe | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Roy Terium | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Sylvain Glineur | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Mante Declercq | Digital Compositor |
| Lighting | Antoine Labadie | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Agathe Cornillon | Electrician |
| Lighting | Thaïs Play David | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Cédric Culnaërt | Music Editor |
| Sound | SCH | Songs |
| Lighting | Jeremy Bell | Best Boy Electric |