French Cancan
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| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Produced by | Louis Wipf |
| Written by | Jean Renoir André-Paul Antoine |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Editing by | Borys Lewin |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company Criterion Collection |
| Release date(s) |  April 27, 1954 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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French Cancan is a 1955 film French musical film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin.
[edit] Plot
Set in 1890s Paris, Henri Danglard is the owner of a cafe, which features his mistress, Lola, as a belly dancer. Losing money, Henri finds himself in Montmarte and finds that the old-fashioned can-can is still being performed there. Inspired, Henri comes up with a new business scheme that aims to revive the can-can, featuring a new dancer, Nini, a laundress he meets by chance.
[edit] Cast
- Jean Gabin as Henri Danglard
- Françoise Arnoul as Nini
- María Félix as Lola
[edit] External links
- French Cancan at the Internet Movie Database
- French Cancan at All Movie Guide
- Criterion Collection essay by Andrew Sarris
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