Le Bal (1983)
109 min
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
- February 24, 1984
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, Algeria, Argentina
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Cast
- Marc Berman as L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste
- Francesco De Rosa as Toni
- Liliane Delval as La fille aux cheveux longs
- Martine Chauvin as La jeune fleuriste
- Danielle Rochard as La livreuse d'une modiste
- Nani Noël as La fille de joie
- Geneviève Rey-Penchenat as L'aristo
- Rossana Di Lorenzo as La dame-pipi
- Monica Scattini as La jeune fille myope
- Jean-François Perrier as Le sacristain amoureux / L'officier allemand
- Jean-Claude Penchenat as Le 'croix de feu'
- Nani Noël as La jeune juive
- Nani Noël as La refugiée
- Raymonde Heudeline as L'ouvrière
- Liliane Delval as L'alcoolique
- Martine Chauvin as L'étudiante
- Anita Picchiarini as L'amie de l'ouvrière
- Chantal Capron as Le mannequin
Crew
- Ettore Scola · Director
- Jean-Claude Penchenat · Writer
- Ruggero Maccari · Writer
- Furio Scarpelli · Writer
- Ettore Scola · Writer
- Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina · Producer
- Giorgio Silvagni · Producer
- Vladimir Cosma · Composer
- Ricardo Aronovich · Cinematographer
- Raimondo Crociani · Editor
- Luciano Ricceri · Production designer