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Le Bal

Le Bal (1983)

1983-12-21 · 112 min · Rating 7.00/10 (74 votes)

In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.

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1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 20th century air raid ballroom dance hall french art liberation musical nazi occupation nightclub non-narrative occupied france (1940-44) post world war ii racism revue rock 'n' roll social allegory world war ii

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