Paris 36

Genre: Comedy

Language: French

Director: Christophe Barratier

Cast: Gerard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Nora Arnezeder, Kad Merad

Runtime: 120 minutes

Plot:

A man is charged with murder. He is Pigoil, the aging stage manager at Chansonia, a music hall in a Paris faubourg. His confession is a long flashback to New Year's Eve, 1935, when he discovers his wife is unfaithful and Galapiat, the local mobster, closes the music hall. Over the next few months, Pigoil loses custody of his beloved son, Jo-Jo, and must find work. Pigoil and his pals take over the Chansonia as a co-op; Galapiat is momentarily benign. Their star is the young Douce, a girl from near Lille for whom Galapiat lusts. She in turn falls in love with Milou, a local Red.

Watched the movie on 9 Oct evening @ The Cathay.

ah-deng says: 4 / 5 Warm, Touching, Simple, Old fashioned, Lively singing, Expected. Yet there is a feel good feeling as I stepped out of the theatre. The only flaws are probably the minor details the stars portrayed too modernly which back in 1936, such habits may not be common.