Le bal / AMLF ; Giorgio Silvagni ; un film de Ettore Scola ; scénario de Jean-Claude Penchenat, Ruggerio Maccari, Furio Scarpelli, Ettore Scola ; d'après le spectacle du "Théâtre du Campagnol" sur une idée originale de Jean-Claude Penchenat ; produit par Giorgio Silvagni ; mise en scène, Ettore Scola.
Christophe Allwright, Aziz Arbia, Marc Berman, Regis Bouquet, Chantal Capron, Martine Chauvin, Liliane Delual, Francesco de Rosa. Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Special features: Etorre Scola et la Troupe du Campagnol ; Interview d'Ettore Scole ; Galerie musicale ; Bande annonce.
Summary:
The film takes place in a hypothetical Parisian dance hall and its plot is communicated entirely through mime, its pop music soundtrack and period ballroom dances. The prologue section, set in present time, introduces us to the cast of characters. The music begins and in a series of flashback sequences that use key moments in modern French history as their backdrop, we are presented with a clever yet poignant social commentary of prewar, postwar and modern times.
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