Fanfan La Tulipe

UPC: 715515033022

Studio: Criterion

Summary: Pauline Kael once characterized the French adventure film Fanfan the Tulip as a "Louis XV western". This is a pretty broad interpretation, though it is true that the film never stops moving--an excellent method of sustaining audience attention and plugging up the plot holes. Gerard Philipe plays Fanfan, a handsome, athletic and self-impressed young peasant soldier. Fanfan is as adept in the boudoir as on the battlefield; it has been prophesied that he will wed the king's daughter, thus he wants to get as much practice as possible. Fanfan's many conquests include Gina Lollobridgida and Genevieve Page, which may be why this film did so well in the States. Fanfan the Tulip is available in several shorter versions, one of which has been redubbed Soldier in Love. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Director – Cannes Film Festival Silver Bear – Berlin International Film Festival

Features: Restored digital transfer
New video program about actor G?rard Philipe
A clip from the colorized version of the film
Theatrical trailer
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
New and improved English subtitle translation
Plus: A new essay by Kenneth Turan

Fanfan La Tulipe

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/18/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Fanfan La Tulipe
1. Logos/Opening Credits [2:19]
2. Eighteenth-Century France [5:14]
3. Fanfan [6:52]
4. "Thank You, Adeline" [5:54]
5. The King's Daughter [3:29]
6. Recruits [5:51]
7. Insubordinate [3:56]
8. Rooftop Duel [5:20]
9. "Charming Mustache" [5:08]
10. The Castle [5:11]
11. "Bad News?" [5:18]
12. Unrequited Love [4:18]
13. Adeline and the King [6:26]
14. "My Kind of Woman" [7:22]
15. To the Rescue [7:39]
16. Behind Enemy Lines [5:05]
17. "So, You Do Love Me?" [6:22]
18. White Flag [7:59]
1. Color Bars [:00]

Cast and Crew: Jean Debucourt  Actor 
Jean-Marc Tennberg  Actor 
Gil Delamare  Actor 
Georgette Anys  Actor 
Jean Parédès  Actor 
Gerard Buhr  Actor 
Henri Rollan  Actor 
Hiram Sherman  Actor 
Sylvie Pelayo  Actor 
Marcel Herrand  Screenwriter 
Oliver Hussenot  Screenwriter 
Christian-Jaque  Director 
Christian-Jaque  Producer 
Georges Dancigers  Producer 
Henri Jeanson  Screenwriter 
Alexandre Mnouchkine  Producer 
Georges Van Parys  Composer (Music Score) 
René Wheeler  Screenwriter 
Francis Cosne  Producer 
Maurice Thiriet  Composer (Music Score) 
Rene Fallet  Screenwriter 
Gérard Philipe  Actor 
Gina Lollobrigida  Actor 
Marcel Herrand  Actor 
Oliver Hussenot  Actor 
Nerio Bernardi  Actor 
Noël Roquevert  Actor 
Geneviève Page  Actor 

Country: France,Italy