On connaît la chanson
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| On connaît la chanson | |
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| Directed by | Alain Resnais |
| Written by | Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri |
| Starring | Agnès Jaoui Jean-Pierre Bacri |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Editing by | Hervé de Luze |
| Distributed by | Alia Films |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
| IMDb profile | |
On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song) is a 1997 French movie. It was directed by Alain Resnais, and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. Jaoui and Bacri also starred in the film with Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson, André Dussolier and Pierre Arditi.
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[edit] Plot
Odile (Azéma), a business executive, is married to weak, furtive Claude (Arditi). In the past Odile was close to successful businessman Nicolas (Bacri), now married with kids and returning to Paris after an eight-year absence. She is looking for a new, bigger apartment from real estate agent Marc (Wilson). Her younger sister Camille (Jaoui), has just completed her doctoral thesis in history and is a Paris tour guide. Simon (Dussolier) is a regular on Camille's tours because he's attracted to her, although he claims to be researching his historical radio dramas. Camille has fallen for Marc, and they begin an affair. Nicolas is also looking for an apartment, since he hopes to eventually have his family join him in Paris.
The most original feature of this "musical" is that characters break into songs as sung by the original artists, i.e. depending on the circumstances, a female character may all of a sudden start singing in a male voice and vice versa. The judicious choice of songs and variety of styles make for some very funny surprises, considering the complete and voluntary absence of transitions between the talking and singing. The film's debt to Dennis Potter is acknowledged with a dedication in the opening credits.
[edit] Awards
The movie won the César Award for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Sound in 1998. It won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1997.
[edit] Songs
- Jane Birkin : Quoi
- Gaston Ouvrard : Je n'suis pas bien portant
- France Gall : Résiste
- Édith Piaf: J'm'en Fous Pas Mal
- Sheila : L'école est finie
- Johnny Hallyday : Ma gueule
- Michel Jonasz : J'veux pas qu'tu t'en ailles
- Léo Ferré : Avec le temps
- Alain Bashung : Vertige de l'amour
- Joséphine Baker : J'ai deux amours
- Jacques Dutronc : J'aime les filles
- Dalida et Alain Delon : Paroles, paroles
- Charles Aznavour : Et moi dans mon coin
- Sylvie Vartan : La plus belle pour aller danser
- Téléphone : Ça (c'est vraiment toi)
- Serge Gainsbourg : Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
- Henri Garat : Avoir un bon copain
- Albert Préjean
- Florelle
- Simone Simon
- Arletty : Mon homme
- Gilbert Bécaud : Nathalie
- Michel Sardou : Déjà vu
- Serge Lama : Je suis malade
- Claude François : Le mal-aimé
- Alain Souchon : Les Jupes des filles
- Pierre Perret : Mon p'tit loup
- Julien Clerc : Ce n'est rien
- Eddy Mitchell : Blues du blanc
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Ridicule |
César Award for Best Film 1998 |
Succeeded by The Dreamlife of Angels |
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