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Les violons du bal

Les violons du bal

1974Movie⏱️ 1h 50m
BiographyDramaWar
6.3
IMDB Rating
170 votes

For many years, filmmaker Michel Drach wanted to tell the story of his childhood during WWII and his family's escape from the occupying Nazis. The film explores his bittersweet memories, inter-cutting between his quest to make the...

Director
Michel Drach
Writers
Michel Drach, Monique Lange
Stars
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-José Nat, Gabrielle Doulcet
Release Date
December 15, 1974
Language
French
Country
France
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Lui (Michel)
Marie-José Nat
Marie-José Nat
as Elle (La femme et la mère de Michel)
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Gabrielle Doulcet
as Mélanie - la grand-mère de Michel
David Drach
David Drach
as L'enfant
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Nathalie Roussel
as La soeur de Michel
👤
Christian Rist
as Le frère de Michel et le contestataire
Yves Afonso
Yves Afonso
as Le cameraman
👤
Yvon Yak
as Le premier producteur
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Noëlle Leiris
as La comtesse
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Luce Fabiole
as La boulangère

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF), Port Royal Films

🏷️ Keywords

female nudityfemale topless nuditysilk stockingsnazi occupationworld war two

🎯 Categories

FrenchBiographyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Michel Drach's own story
by dbdumonteil2005-07-27
7/10

"Director MIchel Drach tells here his own story,when he was a child during WW2.The film is a long flashback;Trintignant plays a director (actually Drach)who wants to transfer a screenplay -see above- to the screen.If my memory serves me,cause it's been a long time since I watched this flick for the last time,present scenes are shot in black and white whereas past sequences are in color. Drach remembers.It was WW2,and Jews were arrested .His mother (played by Drach's then wife Marie-José Nat)had to escape from France and it was not an easy thing to do ,because of her compatriots &apos..."

💡 Did You Know?

Nathalie Roussel's debut.

📖 Synopsis

For many years, filmmaker Michel Drach wanted to tell the story of his childhood during WWII and his family's escape from the occupying Nazis. The film explores his bittersweet memories, inter-cutting between his quest to make the...