Bolero
7.3
“The dance of life!”
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
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Cast
54 people
Robert Hossein
Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Known for
The Professional
Angelique
Nicole Garcia
Anne Meyer
Known for
Lupin
Who You Think I Am
Geraldine Chaplin
Suzan / Sara Glenn
Known for
The Odyssey
Chaplin
Daniel Olbrychski
Karl Kremer
Known for
Salt
Decalogue III
Jorge Donn
Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
Also in
Flesh Color
Je suis né à Venise
Rita Poelvoorde
Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
Also in
Bachelor with 40 children
La Ferdinanda. Sonate für eine Medici-Villa
Macha Méril
Magda Kremer
Known for
Deep Red
Vagabond
Évelyne Bouix
Evelyne / Edith
Known for
Les Misérables
All That... for This?!
Francis Huster
Francis
Known for
The Dinner Game
Ici tout commence
Raymond Pellegrin
M. Raymond
Known for
Le Deuxième Souffle
The Knock Out Cop
Paul Préboist
Le grand-père d'Edith
Known for
Hibernatus
The Restaurant
Jean-Claude Brialy
Le directeur du Lido
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Phantom of Liberty
Claude Lelouch Director · Michel Legrand Composer Francis Lai Composer
United States release June 16, 1982 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Russian
Production
Les Films 13
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les uns et les autres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
France · May 27, 1981
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 1982
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Australia
July 7, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 25, 2004 · Physical · Rep. Arrais mj.gov.br
Colombia
May 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 17, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
June 19, 1985 · Theatrical · West Germany
Japan
October 3, 1981 · Theatrical
October 17, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
February 4, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 1982 · Theatrical
October 22, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 7, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
November 25, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
January 28, 1982 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 22, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival (4K Restoration)
Uruguay
May 13, 1982 · Theatrical
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