Le Bal
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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.
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Cast
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Marc Berman
L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste
Known for
Little Nothings
The Girl from Paris
Christophe Allwright
le jeune homme de banlieue
Also in
Robespierre 1789-1989
Étienne Guichard
le jeune professur
Régis Bouquet
le patron de la salle
Also in
Pick Up Your Belongings
Loonies at Large
Francesco De Rosa
Toni
Known for
Horse Fever
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Arnault Lecarpentier
le jeune typographe
No other roles listed
Liliane Delval
l'alcoolique
No other roles listed
Martine Chauvin
la jeune fleuriste
No other roles listed
Danielle Rochard
la livreuse d'une modiste
No other roles listed
Nani Noël
la fille de joie / la jeune juive / la refugiée
Also in
Ce qui me meut
Mais qui arrêtera la pluie ?
Aziz Arbia
le jeune ouvrier
No other roles listed
Geneviève Rey-Penchenat
l'aristo
Also in
Mark of an Angel
Un médecin des lumières
Ettore Scola Director · Furio Scarpelli Writer Ruggero Maccari Writer
United States release March 23, 1984 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages French, No dialogue
Production
Cinéproduction
Production
Films A2
Production
Mass Film
Production
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production
Ministère de la Culture
Production
AMLF
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · December 21, 1983
Theatrical
United States · March 23, 1984
Theatrical · New York City, NY
Argentina
April 19, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
December 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 24, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
September 21, 1984 · Theatrical
France
October 26, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
Germany
February 18, 1984 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 24, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 24, 1985 · Theatrical · East Germany
Hungary
November 20, 1986 · Theatrical
Israel
May 27, 1984 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
March 2, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 25, 1985 · Theatrical · Porto
December 16, 1985 · Theatrical · Porto, Cineclube do Porto
Russia
March 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
April 11, 1984 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
September 28, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 8, 1985 · Theatrical
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