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9 kwi 2009 · Sometimes you get the feeling that if a movie had been made years ago, it would now be considered a classic. “Paris 36” is like that — an old-fashioned story set around a music hall. Cutting-edge, it’s not. But if taken in the right spirit, enjoyable.
3 kwi 2009 · Étoiles d'Or, France. • 2 Wins & 2 Nominations. The setting is Spring 1936 ; a working-class district in the north of Paris. In the center of town there is a small square, a few shops, lopsided buildings, cobbled streets and the peeling façade of the neighborhood music hall, the Chansonia.
Determined to silence a cabaret troupe that has radical political affiliations, landlord Galapiat (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu) evicts a Paris nightclub, the Chansonia, from his building and...
13 sty 2009 · Paris 36 Review. Theatre manager Pigoil loses his wife, his music hall and the affections of his son but hope is on the horizon in the form of Douce, a beautiful young starlet with talent and...
There are moments in "Paris 36" that are beyond delightful...they are truly enchanting throwbacks to the French musicals of the 30's and 40's. These "moments" account for roughly 30 minutes of the film's 120 minute runtime.
Paris 36 received mixed to positive reviews. It holds a 64% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 83 reviews, with an average score of 5.93/10. The site's consensus states: "Sweet and light, this homage to French vaudeville – and Francophilia in general – is pretty, but its air of nostalgia occasionally borders on the saccharine."
19 sty 2009 · Centred on a group of unemployed Paris stagehands rescuing their threatened theatre by occupying it, director Christian Barratier’s luscious tale has all the feelgood hallmarks of his all-heart...
