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Quand j'étais chanteur (2006)
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13 September 2006 (France) moreTagline:
Sometimes love can be found in the most unexpected places (DVD Australia)Plot:
Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Clermont Ferrand
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Vulcan
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Ballad
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Karaoke
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Crooner
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3 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
surprisingly enjoyable more (10 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Alain Moreau |
 | Cécile De France | ... | Marion |
| Mathieu Amalric | ... | Bruno |
| Christine Citti | ... | Michèle |
| Patrick Pineau | ... | Daniel |
| Alain Chanone | ... | Philippe Mariani |
| Christophe | ... | Himself / En personne |
| Jean-Pierre Gos | ... | Le maire |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Camille De Pazzis | ... | Jennifer |
| Antoine de Prekel | ... | Martin |
| Marie Kremer | ||
| Alain Kruger | ... | The doctor |
| Catherine Salviat | ||
| Grégory Valais | ... | Fabrice |
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Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:M | Argentina:13Filming Locations:
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, FranceFun Stuff
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After seeing the trailer I didn't expect to enjoy this movie. Lesson: don't judge a movie by its trailer.
Although it is a fairly corny affair, the setting is an unusual one, the performances and production values are high, and the script unexpectedly funny.
However, without a star of considerable magnitude the entire soufflé would fall flat. Fortunately the great Depardieu is on hand, his giant presence matched by his lightness of touch. It's curious how the old American lions - de Niro, Pacino and the others - don't seem to be able to both play their image while sending it up at the same time: they only manage one thing or the other. In this modest movie, Depardieu is both himself and something of a parody of himself. The result is two-for-the-price-of-one enjoyment.
The songs he sings - very well - are all genuine French pop songs which themselves border on self-parody, in the way that so many country-and western songs do - a seam of humour richly mined by Altman in Nashville. There's nothing so subtle here: Quand J'Etais Chanteur is so loosely woven that close scrutiny would unravel it. But for all that, it's surprisingly enjoyable.