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The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol

The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (2025)★ 6.4/10

A Magnificent Life

PG-13 · FR,BE,LU · 90 min · January 1, 2025

  • 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.

Directed by

Sylvain Chomet

Written by

Sylvain ChometMarcel PagnolAshargin PoiréNicolas PagnolValérie Puech

Cast & crew

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 KaneOlivia GotanègreJacqueline Pagnol (voice)Celyn Jones (voice)Rory KelleherPaul Pagnol (English) (voice)Dino KellyPaul Nivoix (voice)Thao MaertenMarcel pagnol 15 ans (voice)Sophie MaréchalSimone PagnolMartin MeersmanEleve 1: classe 1922Nigel PilkingtonAlfred GrevenNoa StaesPagnol enfant (voice)Lohen Van HoutteÉlève classe (voice)