A Magnificent Life

"His story is that of cinema."

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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Sylvain Chomet

Sylvain Chomet

Director

Luc Venries

First Assistant Camera

Sebastiàn Moradiellos

Sebastiàn Moradiellos

Casting

Anne-Laure Poulet

Production Coordinator

Valérie Puech

Producer

Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

Novel

Sylvain Chomet

Sylvain Chomet

Screenplay

Ashargin Poiré

Producer

Aton Soumache

Producer

Grégory Lannoy

Sound

Elric Lefeuvre

Director of Photography

Adrian Politowski

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

Fabrice Delville

Fabrice Delville

Co-Producer

Lilian Eche

Co-Producer

Samuel Feller

Co-Producer

Eric Goossens

Co-Producer

Christel Henon

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

Stefano Bollani

Original Music Composer

Samuel Denou

Editor

Mario Houles

Editor

Julie Salon

Editor

Frédérique Liebault

Casting

David Belugou

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

Hugo Marchand

Assistant Director

Franck Le Blond

First Assistant Director

Sylvain Chomet

Sylvain Chomet

Storyboard Artist

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

Agathe Cornillon

Electrician

Thaïs Play David

Lighting Technician

Cédric Culnaërt

Music Editor