
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.
Release Date: 12/21/1983
Runtime: 112 minutes
Languages: No Language
Director: Ettore Scola
00Companies: Cinéproduction, Films A2, Mass Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Ministère de la culture, AMLF
Countries: France, Italy
Francesco De Rosa
Toni

Marc Berman
L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste
Christophe Allwright
le jeune homme de banlieue
Étienne Guichard
le jeune professur
Régis Bouquet
le patron de la salle

Francesco De Rosa
Toni
Arnault Lecarpentier
le jeune typographe
Liliane Delval
l'alcoolique
Martine Chauvin
la jeune fleuriste
Danielle Rochard
la livreuse d'une modiste
Nani Noël
la fille de joie / la jeune juive / la refugiée
Aziz Arbia
le jeune ouvrier
Geneviève Rey-Penchenat
l'aristo
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