A Magnificent Life (2025)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 15, 2025Release Date
A Magnificent Life (2025)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 15, 2025Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Laurent Lafitte
Marcel Pagnol (Adult) (voice)
Géraldine Pailhas
(voice)
Thierry Garcia
(voice)
Olivia Gotanègre
Jacqueline Pagnol (voice)
Sophie Maréchal
Simone Pagnol (voice)
Flora Montgomery
(voice)
Matthew Gravelle
(voice)
Lu Corfield
(voice)
Jonathan Keeble
(voice)
Celyn Jones
(voice)
Jess Nesling
(voice)
Vincent Fernandel
(voice)
Noa Staes
Pagnol Child (voice)
Martin Meersman
Pupil 1: Class 1922 (voice)
Lohen van Houtte
Élève Classe / Coursier (voice)
Elodie Barthels
Passerby (voice)
Sylvain Chomet
Director / Screenplay / Storyboard Artist
Luc Venries
First Assistant Camera
Sebastiàn Moradiellos
Casting
Anne-Laure Poulet
Production Coordinator
Valérie Puech
Producer
Marcel Pagnol
Novel
Ashargin Poiré
Producer
Aton Soumache
Producer
Grégory Lannoy
Sound
Elric Lefeuvre
Director of Photography
Adrian Politowski
Co-Producer
Pierre Truong Tan Trung
Second Assistant Director
Emilien Faroudja
Gaffer
Stanislas Etenaille
Best Boy Electric
Jeremy Bell
Best Boy Electric
Antonin Morel
Location Manager
Eric Goossens
Producer / Co-Producer
Fabrice Delville
Co-Producer
Lilian Eche
Co-Producer
Samuel Feller
Co-Producer
Christel Henon
Associate Producer
Jean Baptiste Lère
Line Producer
Carine Karsenti
Line Producer
Jean-Yves Patay
Associate Producer
Anton Roebben
Co-Producer
Geoffroy T'Serstevens
Co-Producer
Stefano Bollani
Original Music Composer
Samuel Denou
Editor
Mario Houles
Editor
Julie Salon
Editor
Frédérique Liebault
Casting
David Belugou
Costume Designer
Lara Bellini
Production Manager
Fatima Hannat
Production Manager
Morgane Le Gallic
Post-Production Manager
Anna Leterq
Production Manager
Yael Ozsinay
Production Manager
Thomas Ollier
Head of Production
Dan Tamiri
Production Manager
Mathieu Danielo
First Assistant Director
Thierry Boutry
First Assistant Director
Marine Follonier
Second Assistant Director
Hugo Marchand
Assistant Director
Franck Le Blond
First Assistant Director
Sébastien Morin
Set Supervisor
Xavier Drouault
Foley Artist
Kévin Feildel
Sound Editor
Pascal Jasmes
Sound
Ken Nnganyadi
Foley Mixer
Grégory Noël
Boom Operator
Sander Van Woensel
Digital Compositor
Ben Van den Berghe
Digital Compositor
Roy Terium
Digital Compositor
Sylvain Glineur
Digital Compositor
Mante Declercq
Digital Compositor
Antoine Labadie
Lighting Technician
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 2025
Original NameMarcel et Monsieur Pagnol
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Budget$15,000,000
Genres
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Wiki.
A Magnificent Life (French: Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol, lit. 'Marcel and Mr. Pagnol') is a 2025 animated biography film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. It follows the life of 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol, an acclaimed playwright, novelist and filmmaker, who is visited by a vision of his childhood self.
The film had its world premiere at the Special Screenings section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025, and will be theatrically released in France by Wild Bunch on 15 October 2025.