Le Bal
Le Bal

Le Bal

7.0(71 votes)
1983
1h 52m
Music
Comedy
Drama

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.

Production

Cinéproduction, Films A2, Mass Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Ministère de la culture, AMLF

Cast

Marc Berman

Marc Berman

L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste

Christophe Allwright

Christophe Allwright

le jeune homme de banlieue

Étienne Guichard

Étienne Guichard

le jeune professur

Régis Bouquet

Régis Bouquet

le patron de la salle

Francesco De Rosa

Francesco De Rosa

Toni

Arnault Lecarpentier

Arnault Lecarpentier

le jeune typographe

Liliane Delval

Liliane Delval

l'alcoolique

Martine Chauvin

Martine Chauvin

la jeune fleuriste

Danielle Rochard

Danielle Rochard

la livreuse d'une modiste

Nani Noël

Nani Noël

la fille de joie / la jeune juive / la refugiée

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