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Le Bal (1983)

Le Bal (1983)

Drama Comedy Music
Release Date: 1983, December 21
Directors: Ettore Scola
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Cinéproduction, Films A2, Mass Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Ministère de la culture, AMLF
Cast: Francesco De Rosa, Raymonde Heudeline, Jean-François Perrier, Monica Scattini, Marc Berman, Geneviève Rey-Penchenat, François Pick, Rossana Di Lorenzo, Régis Bouquet, Nani Noël, Christophe Allwright, Étienne Guichard

Overview:

In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.

Keywords:

musical world war ii 1940s racism liberation 1950s 1930s 1980s 1960s 1970s 20th century post world war ii nightclub 1920s non-narrative rock 'n' roll nazi occupation social allegory dance hall air raid occupied france (1940-44) ballroom revue french art