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7.8/10   680 votes
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Director:
Ettore Scola
Writers:
Jean-Claude Penchenat (idea)
Ruggero Maccari (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 December 1983 (France) more
Genre:
History | Musical more
Plot:
The 50 year story of a ballroom in France, from the 1920s. The people who go there is always the same... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Why isn't this on DVD (North American format)? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Étienne Guichard ... Le jeune étudiant de province / Le jeune professeur
Régis Bouquet ... Le patron de la salle / Le paysan
Francesco De Rosa ... Toni, le jeune serveur
Arnault LeCarpentier ... Le jeune typographe / L'étudiant
Liliane Delval ... La fille aux cheveux longs / L'alcoolique (as Liliane Léotard)
Martine Chauvin ... La jeune fleuriste / L'étudiante
Danielle Rochard ... La livreuse d'une modiste
Nani Noël ... La fille de joie / La jeune juive / La refugiée / La jeune qui peint ses basses
Aziz Arbia ... Le jeune ouvrier
Marc Berman ... L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste
Geneviève Rey-Penchenat ... L'aristo
Michel van Speybroeck ... L'homme qui vient de loin / Jean Gabin
Rossana Di Lorenzo ... La dame-pipi
Michel Toty ... L'ouvrier spécialisé
Raymonde Heudeline ... L'ouvrière
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ballando ballando (Italy)
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Runtime:
Argentina:110 min | France:112 min | USA:109 min
Country:
Italy | France | Algeria
Language:
None
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Why isn't this on DVD (North American format)?, 16 November 2006
10/10
Author: niall801 from Middletown, CT

It must be nearly 20 years ago that I saw this film on a VHS rental and fell in love with it. I agree with other reviewers that it's a solid 10, one of the best movies ever made. I don't agree that it requires a love for dancing, or even a great interest in music, although the music, songs and dancing are great. While the movie is set in a French dance hall, which contributes a very special kind of atmosphere, it really isn't just a movie about dancing by any means. The fact that it hasn't a single word of spoken dialogue may be seen by some as a gimmick, and perhaps one that's made DVD producers shy away from it. The only available DVD seems to be the very expensive version in European format. What a pity.

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