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A Magnificent Life

Sylvain Chomet

2025 • 1h 31m

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 ...

A Magnificent Life

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Cast

Laurent Lafitte

Laurent LafitteMarcel Pagnol (Adult) (voice)

Géraldine Pailhas

Géraldine PailhasAugustine Pagnol (voice)

Thierry Garcia

Thierry GarciaRaimu (voice)

Olivia Gotanègre

Olivia GotanègreJacqueline Pagnol (voice)

Sophie Maréchal

Sophie MaréchalSimone Pagnol (voice)

Vincent Fernandel

Vincent FernandelFernandel (voice)

Noa StaesPagnol Child (voice)

Martin Meersman

Martin MeersmanPupil 1: Class 1922 (voice)

Lohen van Houtte

Lohen van HoutteÉlève Classe / Coursier (voice)

Elodie BarthelsPasserby (voice)

Anaïs PetitOrane Demazis (voice)

Véronique Philipponnat

Véronique Philipponnat(voice)

Crew

Sylvain Chomet

Sylvain ChometDirector

Sebastiàn Moradiellos

Sebastiàn MoradiellosCasting

Marcel Pagnol

Marcel PagnolNovel

Aton Soumache

Aton SoumacheProducer

Adrian Politowski

Adrian PolitowskiCo-Producer

Fabrice Delville

Fabrice DelvilleCo-Producer

Christel Henon

Christel HenonAssociate Producer

Stefano Bollani

Stefano BollaniOriginal Music Composer

David Belugou

David BelugouCostume Designer

Hugo Marchand

Hugo MarchandAssistant Director

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