Fanfan la Tulipe (2003 film)

2003 French film

Fanfan la Tulipe

Directed by	Gérard Krawczyk
Written by	Luc Besson Jean Cosmos
Produced by	Luc Besson Bernard Grenet
Starring	Vincent Perez
Cinematography	Gérard Simon
Edited by	Nicolas Trembasiewicz
Music by	Alexandre Azaria
Release date	14 May 2003 (2003-05-14)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$22 million
Box office	$9.4 million

Fanfan la Tulipe is a 2003 French swashbuckler comedy directed by Gérard Krawczyk and starring Vincent Perez and Penélope Cruz. It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. It is a remake of the 1952 film Fanfan la Tulipe.

Synopsis

A charming swashbuckler is tricked into enlisting into the army of Louis XV in the mistaken belief that he will therefore be allowed to marry one of the King's daughters.

Cast

Vincent Perez as Fanfan la Tulipe
Penélope Cruz as Adeline la Franchise
Didier Bourdon as Louis XV
Hélène de Fougerolles as Mme de Pompadour
Michel Muller as Tranche Montagne
Philippe Dormoy [fr] as Pierre Bras
Jacques Frantz as Franchise
Gérald Laroche as Corsini
Magdalena Mielcarz as Henriette de France
Anna Majcher as Wanda
Guillaume Gallienne as Houlette
Gilles Arbona [fr] as Marechal
Jean-Pol Dubois [fr] as L'aumônier
Yves Pignot as Guillaume
Jean-François Lapalus as L'oncle de Lison
François Chattot [fr] as Le cure
Jacques Dynam as Chaville

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Fanfan la Tulipe holds an approval rating of 14%, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10.

References

"Fanfan la Tulipe (2003)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Festival de Cannes: Fanfan la Tulipe". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Fanfan la Tulipe (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

Fanfan la Tulipe at IMDb

Luc Besson

Filmography

Films

Directed	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) La Femme Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Minimoys (2006) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) The Lady (2011) The Family (2013) Lucy (2014) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) Anna (2019) Dogman (2023) Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)
Written	Kamikaze (1986) Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) The Dancer (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) Yamakasi (2001) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) District 13 (2004) Revolver (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Bandidas (2006) Taxi 4 (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) From Paris with Love (2010) Colombiana (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) 3 Days to Kill (2014) Brick Mansions (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) Renegades (2017) Arthur, malédiction (2022) Weekend in Taipei (2024)
Produced	Cold Moon (1991) Nil by Mouth (1997) Chaos and Desire (2002) Les Côtelettes (2003) Taxi (2004) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Love and Other Disasters (2006) Nuovomondo (2006) Tell No One (2006) The Secret (2007) Hitman (2007) Taken (2008) Home (2009) Staten Island (2009) 22 Bullets (2010) The Source (2011) A Monster in Paris (2011) Collision (2013) Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) The Homesman (2014) Taxi 5 (2018)

TV series

Transporter: The Series (2012–2014)
No Limit (2012–2015)
Taxi Brooklyn (2014)
Taken (2017–2018)