Le Bal

Overview

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.

Production

Cinéproduction, Films A2, Mass Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Ministère de la culture, AMLF