Le Bal
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.
Directed by Ettore Scola · Written by Ettore Scola
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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
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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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