Bolero (1981)
The dance of life!
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
Release: 1981-05-27
Runtime: 184 min
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Cast
Robert Hossein
Nicole Garcia
Geraldine Chaplin
Daniel Olbrychski
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Jorge Donn
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Rita Poelvoorde
Macha Méril
Évelyne Bouix
Francis Huster
Raymond Pellegrin
Paul Préboist
Jean-Claude Brialy
Marthe Villalonga
Fanny Ardant
Jean-Claude Bouttier
Richard Bohringer
Nicole Croisille
Ginette Garcin