Paris 36
Faubourg 36
Music halls, romance, and danger. This is Paris, 1936.
A man is charged with murder. He is Pigoil, the aging stage manager at Chansonia, a music hall in a Paris faubourg. His confession is a long flashback to New Year's Eve, 1935, when he discovers his wife is unfaithful and Galapiat, the local mobster, closes the music hall. Over the next few months, Pigoil loses custody of his beloved son, Jo-Jo, and must find work. Pigoil and his pals take over the Chansonia as a co-op; Galapiat is momentarily benign. Their star is the young Douce, a girl from near Lille for whom Galapiat lusts. She in turn falls in love with Milou, a local Red. There are ups and downs, but mostly ups - but what about Jo-Jo and what about the murder?
Cast
Gérard Jugnot
Pigoil
Clovis Cornillac
Milou
Kad Merad
Jacky
Nora Arnezeder
Douce
Pierre Richard
Monsieur TSF
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Galapiat
Maxence Perrin
Jojo
François Morel
Célestin
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Élisabeth Vitali
Viviane
Christophe Kourotchkine
Lebeaupin
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Reinhardt Wagner
Composer
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Tom Stern
Cinematographer
