Le Bal (1984)

  • NR
  • 03/23/1984 (US)
  • Music, Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 52m

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.

Ettore Scola

Director, Writer

Furio Scarpelli

Writer

Ruggero Maccari

Writer

Cast

Marc Berman's headshot

Marc Berman

L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste
Christophe Allwright's headshot

Christophe Allwright

le jeune homme de banlieue
Étienne Guichard's headshot

Étienne Guichard

le jeune professur
Régis Bouquet's headshot

Régis Bouquet

le patron de la salle
Francesco De Rosa's headshot

Francesco De Rosa

Toni
Arnault Lecarpentier's headshot

Arnault Lecarpentier

le jeune typographe
Liliane Delval's headshot

Liliane Delval

l'alcoolique
Martine Chauvin's headshot

Martine Chauvin

la jeune fleuriste

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