Sony Pictures Classics has shared a trailer, poster and images for A Magnificent Life, the animated biographical drama from writer-director Sylvain Chomet.
The film tells the story of the acclaimed French novelist and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, as he is visited by a vision of his young self as he begins to realise his memory is failing him when Elle magazine commissions a weekly article on his childhood. Check out the trailer below…
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…
A Magnificent Life arrives in cinemas on March 27th.
