A Magnificent Life

A Magnificent Life (2025)

His story is that of cinema.

  • Genre: Animation, History, Drama
  • Release Date: 2025-10-15
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: What the Prod
  • Production Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
  • Director: Sylvain Chomet
star 7.1/10
From 8 Ratings

Summary

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...

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  • Laurent Lafitte

    as Marcel Pagnol (Adult) (voice)
  • Géraldine Pailhas

    as (voice)
  • Thierry Garcia

    as (voice)
  • Olivia Gotanègre

    as Jacqueline Pagnol (voice)
  • Sophie Maréchal

    as Simone Pagnol (voice)
  • Flora Montgomery

    as (voice)
  • Matthew Gravelle

    as (voice)
  • Lu Corfield

    as (voice)
  • Jonathan Keeble

    as (voice)
  • Celyn Jones

    as (voice)
  • Jess Nesling

    as (voice)
  • Vincent Fernandel

    as (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)
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

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