Mademoiselle Swing
Stuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which illuminates her days. So when, one day, R...
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"Jazz ,masquerading as "swing" , was during the occupation in WW2 a social phenomenon ,a cultural rebellion against the Nazis in France ; for lack of Americans, the West Indies musicians play a prominent part in this craze. Richard Pottier's film is insignificant ; the director was able to direct a musical as "fanfare d'amour" (the German remake of which spawned "some like it hot" )bore out , but this time it dies on the vine. The screenplay is hackneyed , dull and derivative . The generation gap , unca is a classical composer , his young niece is a swi..."
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The French word "zazou," which stood for rebellious youth under the Petain regime who wanted to dress and have their hair in an offbeat way, was popularized by a song in this film.
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Stuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which illuminates her days. So when, one day, R...