Disco (2008)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Fabien Onteniente

Writers:

Fabien Onteniente (scenario) &
Philippe Guillard (scenario) ...

Release Date:

2 April 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Disco Dancing | Le Havre | Normandy | Local Blockbuster

Cast

Franck Dubosc	...	Didier Graindorge - dit 'Travolta'
Emmanuelle Béart	...	France Navarre
Gérard Depardieu	...	Jean-François Civette - dit 'Jean-François Jackson'
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Walter
Abbes Zahmani	...	Neuneuil
Annie Cordy	...	Mme Graindorge
Isabelle Nanty	...	La baronne
François-Xavier Demaison	...	Guillaume Navarre
Christine Citti	...	Coco
Chloé Lambert	...	Cerise
Danièle Lebrun	...	La mère Navarre
Jacques Sereys	...	Le père Navarre
Jérôme Le Banner	...	Rodolphe
Chantal Banlier	...	Mme Sochard
Christine Paolini	...	Mme Prunelli

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp

Company:

LGM Productions

Movie Connections:

References Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Soundtrack:

First be a woman

Disappointing, less if you like disco music

The acting is fine overall. I'm a little bit confused because i expected this movie to be more than just a movie about the disco music. I can't even say it is a comedy, as there is nothing much funny in it. Franck Dubosc does basically the same acting as in "Camping" (though less funny as i said) if you liked it you will enjoy this one (the idea of this movie came during the filming of "Camping" when Onteniente saw Dubosc dance). Emmanuelle Béart is great, you can see her dance with grace several times in the movie, i would say she forced my eyes to stay a bit focused on the screen and forget the disappointment for a while. I enjoyed Samuel Le Bihan's acting as well as a leader of the dockers on strike. Isabelle Nanty and François-Xavier Demaison have small roles so i won't comment on them. On the disco dancing, the dancing skills of the actors are good and we don't see too much dancing nor too few, it was fine for me.

To conclude, recent French super-productions have benefited from huge advertising campaigns ("Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques" in particular) and pretty much all of them were not that promising after all. It's time French directors realize in their money-minded head that having several famous leading actors does NOT balance the lack of story or entertainment. Obviously this movie was released now to make a little bit of cash before spending it at St Tropez this summer. As a positive ending i would say it may be the occasion for younger generations to (re)discover a music that left a trace in History.