France / May 17, 2025 / TP / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Martin Meersman | Pupil 1: Class 1922 (voice) |
| Lohen van Houtte | Élève Classe / Coursier (voice) |
| Elodie Barthels | Passerby (voice) |
| Anaïs Petit | Orane Demazis (voice) |
| Véronique Philipponnat | (voice) |
Genres
AnimationHistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English, Français |
| Production countries | France, Belgium, Luxembourg, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | What the Prod, Walking The Dog, Bidibul Productions, Picture Box, Mediawan, Align, Beside Productions, Magellan Films, Wild Bunch |
| Official site | magnificentlifefilm.com |
| Release date | 15 ottobre 2025 |
| Production | Ashargin Poiré, Valérie Puech, Aton Soumache, Adrian Politowski, Eric Goossens, Fabrice Delville, Lilian Eche, Samuel Feller, Christel Henon, Jean Baptiste Lère, Carine Karsenti, Jean-Yves Patay, Anton Roebben, Geoffroy T'Serstevens |
| Writer | Sylvain Chomet, Marcel Pagnol |
| Casting | Sebastiàn Moradiellos, Frédérique Liebault |
| Editing | Samuel Denou, Mario Houles, Julie Salon |
| Cinematography | Elric Lefeuvre, Luc Venries |
| Assistant directors | Pierre Truong Tan Trung, Mathieu Danielo, Thierry Boutry, Marine Follonier, Hugo Marchand, Franck Le Blond, Sylvain Chomet |
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| Lighting | Emilien Faroudja, Stanislas Etenaille, Antoine Labadie, Agathe Cornillon, Thaïs Play David, Jeremy Bell |
| Camera operators | Luc Venries, Elric Lefeuvre |
| Additional photography | Luc Venries, Elric Lefeuvre |
| Production design | Sylvain Chomet, Sébastien Morin |
| Art direction | Sylvain Chomet, Sébastien Morin |
| Set decoration | Sylvain Chomet, Sébastien Morin |
| Visual effects | Sander Van Woensel, Ben Van den Berghe, Roy Terium, Sylvain Glineur, Mante Declercq |
| Music | Stefano Bollani, Grégory Lannoy, Xavier Drouault, Kévin Feildel, Pascal Jasmes, Ken Nnganyadi, Grégory Noël, Cédric Culnaërt, SCH |
| Sound | Grégory Lannoy, Stefano Bollani, Xavier Drouault, Kévin Feildel, Pascal Jasmes, Ken Nnganyadi, Grégory Noël, Cédric Culnaërt, SCH |
| Costume design | David Belugou |
| Makeup | David Belugou |
| Hairstyling | David Belugou |
| Budget | 15.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Hong Kong / Aug 16, 2025 / Summer International Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 19, 2025 / 12 / Busan International Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 06, 2025 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
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Singapore / Oct 10, 2025 / PG / Animation Nation
Armenia / Oct 19, 2025 / ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
United States / Oct 26, 2025 / PG-13 / AFI Fest
Taiwan / Nov 13, 2025 / 6+ / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Australia / Feb 22, 2026 / Europa Film Festival
United Kingdom / Mar 29, 2026 / 12A / Manchester Film Festival
Limited release
Canada / Mar 27, 2026 / PG
United States / Mar 27, 2026 / PG-13
Theatrical release
France / Oct 15, 2025 / TP
Bulgaria / Jan 09, 2026
Spain / Mar 06, 2026
Greece / Apr 02, 2026
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