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Music halls, romance, and danger. This is Paris, 1936. - Paris 36
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Title: Paris 36

Release Date: 24 Sep 2008

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Drama

Director: Galatée Films, Pathé, Logline Studios, Novo Arturo Films, Blue Screen Productions, France 3 Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, Constantin Film

Production Companies: Galatée Films, Pathé, Logline Studios, Novo Arturo Films, Blue Screen Productions, France 3 Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, Constantin Film

Overview: A star is born in a time of both celebration and instability in this historical drama with music from director Christophe Barratier. In the spring of 1936, Paris is in a state of uncertainty; while the rise of the Third Reich in Germany worries many, a leftist union-oriented candidate, Léon Blum, has been voted into power, and organized labor is feeling its new power by standing up to management.

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Average Vote: 6.159 (129 votes)

Cast

  • Germain Pigoil: Gérard Jugnot
  • Émile Leibovich, aka 'Milou': Clovis Cornillac
  • Jacky Jacquet: Kad Merad
  • Douce: Nora Arnezeder
  • Max, aka 'Monsieur TSF': Pierre Richard
  • Félix Galapiat: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
  • Jojo Pigoil: Maxence Perrin
  • Célestin: François Morel
  • Viviane, Jojo's mother: Élisabeth Vitali
  • Lebeaupin, Viviane's new husband: Christophe Kourotchkine
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