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Folies-Bergère (1957 film)

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Folies-Bergère
Directed byHenri Decoin
Written byJacques Companéez
Henri Decoin
Georges Tabet
André Tabet
Produced byLucien Masson
Jacques Roitfeld
StarringEddie Constantine
Zizi Jeanmaire
Nadia Gray
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byClaude Durand
Music byPhilippe-Gérard
Production
companies
La Société des Films Sirius
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 9 January 1957 (1957-01-09)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Folies-Bergère is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Eddie Constantine, Zizi Jeanmaire and Nadia Gray.[1] [2] It was shot in Technicolor with location shooting at the Folies-Bergère. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

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An American soldier on leave in Paris heads to the Folies-Bergère as a lover of music hall. He meets and falls in love with the dancer Claudie and marries her. After leaving the army and attempting a career as a performer, he finds he is overshadowed by his wife's success and quarrels with her. He becomes attracted to a rising star Suzy and flirts with her to make his wife jealous.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.321
  2. ^ "Folies-Bergère (Un soir au music-hall) de Henri Decoin (1956) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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