The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (2025)★ 6.4/10
A Magnificent Life
- Animation
- Biography
Directed by: Sylvain Chomet
Written by: Sylvain Chomet, Marcel Pagnol, Ashargin Poiré, Nicolas Pagnol, Valérie Puech
The story follows Marcel Pagnol's journey from his middle-class roots in Marseille to becoming a key voice in 20th-century French culture through theatre, literature, and film.
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Cast & crew
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Laurent LafitteMarcel Pagnol (adulte) (voice)
Géraldine PailhasAugustine Pagnol (voice)
Thierry GarciaRaimu (voice)Anaïs PetitOrane Demazis (voice)Vincent FernandelFernandel (voice)Véronique Philipponnat (voice)Elsa PérusinSimone Pagnol (voice)Philippe BeylsPanisse (voice)
Ryan EllsworthBob Kane
Olivia GotanègreJacqueline Pagnol (voice)
Celyn Jones (voice)Rory KelleherPaul Pagnol (English) (voice)Videos
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Awards · 0 wins, 3 nominations
See all ›- NomineeAnnie Awards 2026Annie · Best Animated Independent Feature
- NomineeAnnie Awards 2026Annie · Best Feature - Independent
- NomineeAnnecy International Animated Film Festival 2025Cristal · Best Feature
Reviews
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Lucas.April 2, 2026
Lucas.April 2, 2026It's a sentimental and pretty movie. It has a cool pace with the memory of the old man enforcing the quickness of the memories. However, the dialogue is grating (I watched a dub) and doesn't match the "immortal" dialogue of the protagonist character. And it brushes past some serious topics that really didn't need to be included in a biopic about a poet/screenwriter/filmmaker.