Taiwan / Oct 22, 2024 / Kaohsiung Film Festival (4K Restoration)
The dance of life!
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Évelyne Bouix | Evelyne / Edith |
| Francis Huster | Francis |
| Raymond Pellegrin | M. Raymond |
| Paul Préboist | Le grand-père d'Edith |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | Le directeur du Lido |
| Marthe Villalonga | La grand-mère d'Edith |
| Fanny Ardant | Véronique |
| Jean-Claude Bouttier | Philippe Rouget |
| Richard Bohringer | Richard |
| Nicole Croisille | Nicole Croisille |
| Ginette Garcin | Ginette |
| Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Père Antoine |
| Geneviève Mnich | Jeanne |
| Alexandra Stewart | Alexandra |
| Éva Darlan | Eva |
| Manuel Gélin | Patrick Prat |
| Candice Patou | Candice |
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| Maïa Simon | Me Isabelle Prat |
| James Caan | Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn |
| Sarah Abrell | |
| Féodor Atkine | Alexis |
| Mireille Audibert | |
| Jean-Claude Bourbault | Le garde-barrière |
| Christophe Bourseiller | |
| Jean-Pierre Castaldi | |
| Anne Caudry | La fille d'Eva |
| Louise Chevalier | La bonne du Père Antoine |
| Véronique Coquet | |
| Thérèse Crémieux | |
| Katalin Csarny | |
| Dan Daes | |
| Nicole Daresco | Gina |
| Andrée Delair | |
| Linda Dingwall | |
| Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF) |
| Maxime Dufeu | Le voisin |
| Andy Fenwick | Glenn as a boy |
| Farmer Fuller | |
| Ernie Garrett | Bobby |
| Charles Gérard | Charlot |
| Evelyne Hue | |
| Gérard Ismaël | |
| Philippe Jacques | |
| Lyle Joyce | Mr. Tracy |
| Jacques Villeret | Jacques |
| Valérie Quennessen | Francis's girlfriend |
| Sharon Stone | Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les uns et les autres |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Français, English |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films 13 |
| Release date | 27 maggio 1981 |
| Production | Claude Lelouch |
| Writer | Claude Lelouch |
| Editing | Sophie Bhaud, Hugues Darmois |
| Cinematography | Jean Boffety |
| Assistant directors | Claude Lelouch |
| Camera operators | Jean Boffety |
| Additional photography | Jean Boffety |
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| Music | Francis Lai, Michel Legrand |
| Sound | Francis Lai, Michel Legrand |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Jun 16, 1982 / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
France / May 27, 1981
Japan / Oct 03, 1981
Portugal / Nov 25, 1981
Netherlands / Jan 28, 1982 / 12
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Spain / Jan 28, 1982 / 16
Uruguay / May 13, 1982
Denmark / Jan 17, 1983
Colombia / May 25, 1983
Australia / Jul 07, 1983 / PG
Mexico / Feb 04, 1984
Germany / Jun 19, 1985 / West Germany
Physical media
Netherlands / Oct 22, 2002 / 12 / DVD
Brazil / May 25, 2004 / 14 / Rep. Arrais mj.gov.br
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