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...
- Released
- 2025-10-15
- Genres
- Animation, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sylvain Chomet, Sylvain Chomet
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 26 votes
Cast
- Laurent Lafitte as Marcel Pagnol (Adult) (voice)
- Géraldine Pailhas as Augustine Pagnol (voice)
- Thierry Garcia as Raimu (voice)
- Olivia Gotanègre as Jacqueline Pagnol (voice)
- Sophie Maréchal as Simone Pagnol (voice)
- Vincent Fernandel as Fernandel (voice)
- Noa Staes as Pagnol Child (voice)
- Martin Meersman as Pupil 1: Class 1922 (voice)
- Lohen van Houtte as Élève Classe / Coursier (voice)
- Elodie Barthels as Passerby (voice)
- Anaïs Petit as Orane Demazis (voice)
- Véronique Philipponnat as (voice)
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