So naturally, when Fanny confesses she's pregnant, he is thrilled. He will finally have a son to raise and call his own. Fanny's family grows not only by a husband and a child, but by a father and godfather as well. Only when he is with Fanny can he open up and show his excitement at the news from Marius' ship. Conflict As in the previous film, most of the conflict doesn't take modern form.
Modern movies have a strong central conflict or antagonist.
But Fanny and the other films in the trilogy fill their screen time with character development and long scenes of dialogue about the smaller conflicts that do arise. In that sense, you might say the films are like a soap opera, only better. The film's most dramatic scene is also the most dramatic scene in the trilogy. He knew Fanny got married to Panisse, but he didn't know he had a son until he arrived in Marseilles. Having seen Panisse leaving on the train, he knows that Fanny is alone, and he goes to see his son.