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Dominican Rep. Le bal
- Original title
- Le balaka
- AKA
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- Ballando, ballando
- Year
- 1983
- Running time
- 112 min.
- Country
France- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Italy-Algeria;
- Genre
- Musical | Dancing
- Synopsis
- 1983: women arrive at a dance hall one at a time. Men enter and couples dance, their personalities on display. With the dancers changing characters, the film travels in time. In 1936, the Popular Front gives energy to the working class. In 1940, on the eve of the German occupation, a slumming rich couple get their comeuppance. In 1944, as Paris is liberated, a German officer and a collaborator are rebuffed while a Resistance fighter gets a hero's welcome. 1946: US soldiers bring silk stockings and jazz. In 1956, rock and roll pushes aside the samba; the cops bust an alien. 1968: student radicals take over the abandoned dance hall. In 1983, it's a disco. The night ends.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1983: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture (Algeria)1983: Awards Cesar: Best Film, Director & Original Soundtrack. 4 Nominations1983: David di Donatello Awards: 4 awards, including Best Film1984: Festival de Berlín: Silver Bear - Best Director1983: 4 David di Donatello Awards: including Best Film (ex aequo). 10 Nom.
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