Clara and the Why Notes
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In 1981, in Grenoble, Mickey, Bertrand, Frédéric, Charles, Louise, and Aimée—brought together by a shared desire to make music—are the members of a band called the “Why Notes.” During a wedding ceremony in a church where Charles is playing the harmonium for the occasion, Bertrand, who has come to join him, notices the groom interrupting the ceremony and running away. A few hours later, just as the band is about to leave for a concert in Paris at the high school they attended, Bertrand runs into Clara, who suggests they run away together and then disappears... Bertrand, completely captivated by Clara, leaves the band and sets off in search of her... in Paris.
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Cast
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Isabelle Adjani
Clara
Known for
Possession
The Tenant
Daniel Auteuil
Mickey
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Josiane Balasko
Louise
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Christophe Bourseiller
Frédérique
Known for
P.R.O.F.S.
The Married Woman
Christian Clavier
Charles
Known for
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Thierry Lhermitte
Bertrand
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Dinner Game
Marianne Sergent
Aimée
Monique Chaumette
La mère de Louise
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
Delicacy
Roland Giraud
Paul
Known for
Three Men and a Cradle
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Frédérique Tirmont
Edith
Known for
Taxi 2
A Man in a Hurry
Tatiana Vialle
Known for
Fort Saganne
Parisienne
Michel Pilorgé
Known for
Les Misérables
Ménage
Jacques Monnet Director · Jean-Loup Dabadie Writer Michel Jonasz Composer
First release January 14, 1981 · Produced in France · Production Gaumont International, Production Marcel Dassault
Production
Productions Marcel Dassault
Production
Gaumont International
Production
Production Marcel Dassault
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France
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Original title
Clara et les Chics Types
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 14, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 4, 1995 · Physical · VHS
June 20, 2011 · Physical · DVD
December 1, 2013 · Digital · VOD
November 5, 2014 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
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