- On connaît la chanson
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On connaît la chanson
Theatrical release posterDirected by Alain Resnais Written by Agnès Jaoui
Jean-Pierre BacriStarring Agnès Jaoui
Jean-Pierre BacriCinematography Renato Berta Editing by Hervé de Luze Distributed by Alia Films Release date(s) 1997 Running time 120 minutes Country France Language French On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song) is a 1997 French film. It was directed by Alain Resnais, and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. Jaoui and Bacri also starred in the film with Sabine Azéma, Lambert Wilson, André Dussollier and Pierre Arditi.
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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 estate agent Marc (Wilson). Her younger sister Camille (Jaoui), has just completed her doctoral thesis in history and is a Paris tour guide. Simon (Dussollier) 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[1], 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.
Cast and roles
- Pierre Arditi : Claude Lalande
- Sabine Azéma : Odile Lalande, Claude's wife
- Jean-Pierre Bacri : Nicolas
- André Dussollier : Simon
- Agnès Jaoui : Camille, Odile's younger sister
- Lambert Wilson : Marc Duveyrier, Simon's boss
- Jane Birkin : Jane, the wife of Nicolas
- Jean-Paul Roussillon : the father of Odile and Camille
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin : the man with the cheque
Songs
- Joséphine Baker : J'ai deux amours
- Dalida and Alain Delon : Paroles, paroles
- Charles Aznavour : Et moi dans mon coin
- René Koval : C'est dégoutant mais nécessaire
- Simone Simon : Afin de plaire à son papa
- Gaston Ouvrard : Je n'suis pas bien portant
- Albert Préjean : Je m'donne
- Jacques Dutronc : J'aime les filles
- Michel Sardou : Déjà vu
- Gilbert Bécaud : Nathalie
- Maurice Chevalier : Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire
- Arletty and Aquistapace : Et le reste
- Édith Piaf: J'm'en fous pas mal
- Alain Bashung : Vertige de l'amour
- Sheila : L'école est finie
- Serge Lama : Je suis malade
- Léo Ferré : Avec le temps
- Henri Garat : Avoir un bon copain
- Jane Birkin : Quoi
- France Gall : Résiste
- Albert Préjean : Amusez-vous
- Henri Garat : La tête qu'il faut faire
- Alain Souchon : Sous les jupes des filles
- Eddy Mitchell : La dernière séance
- Sylvie Vartan : La plus belle pour aller danser
- Serge Gainsbourg : Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
- Eddy Mitchell : Je vous dérange
- Téléphone : Ça c'est vraiment toi
- Dranem : Quand on perd la tête
- Johnny Hallyday : Ma gueule
- Pierre Perret : Mon p'tit loup
- Claude François : Le mal-aimé
- Michel Jonasz : J'veux pas qu'tu t'en ailles
- Julien Clerc : Ce n'est rien
- Claude François : Chanson populaire
- Eddy Mitchell : Blues du blanc
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.
References
- ^ "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra (Berlin): p.30. 11-22 February 1998.
External links
Films directed by Alain Resnais Feature films Hiroshima mon amour · Last Year at Marienbad · Muriel · The War Is Over · Je t'aime, je t'aime · Stavisky · Providence · Mon oncle d'Amérique · Life Is a Bed of Roses · Love Unto Death · Mélo · I Want to Go Home · Gershwin · Smoking/No Smoking · Same Old Song · Not on the Lips · Private Fears in Public Places · Wild Grass · You Haven't Seen Anything YetShort films L'Aventure de Guy · Schéma d'une identification · Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire · Visite à Oscar Dominguez · Visite à Lucien Coutaud · Visite à Hans Hartung · Visite à Félix Labisse · Visite à César Doméla · Van Gogh (1947) · Portrait d'Henri Goetz · Le Lait Nestlé · L'Alcool tue · La Bague · Journée naturelle · Van Gogh (1948) · Malfray · Les Jardins de Paris · Châteaux de France · Guernica · Gauguin · Statues Also Die · Night and Fog · Toute la mémoire du monde · Le Mystère de l'atelier quinze · Le Chant du styrène · Segment "Claude Ridder" in Far from Vietnam · Segment "Wall Street" in L'An 01César Award for Best Film 1976 Le vieux fusil · 1977 Monsieur Klein · 1978 Providence · 1979 L'Argent des Autres · 1980 Tess · 1981 The Last Metro · 1982 Quest for Fire · 1983 La Balance · 1984 Le Bal and À Nos Amours · 1985 My New Partner · 1986 Three Men and a Cradle · 1987 Thérèse · 1988 Au Revoir les Enfants · 1989 Camille Claudel · 1990 Too Beautiful for You · 1991 Cyrano de Bergerac · 1992 Tous les Matins du Monde · 1993 Savage Nights · 1994 Smoking/No Smoking · 1995 Wild Reeds · 1996 La Haine · 1997 Ridicule · 1998 On connaît la chanson · 1999 The Dreamlife of Angels · 2000 Venus Beauty Institute · 2001 The Taste of Others · 2002 Amélie · 2003 The Pianist · 2004 The Barbarian Invasions · 2005 Games of Love and Chance · 2006 The Beat That My Heart Skipped · 2007 Lady Chatterley · 2008 The Secret of the Grain · 2009 Séraphine · 2010 A Prophet · 2011 Of Gods and Men
Categories:- French films
- French-language films
- 1990s romantic comedy films
- 1997 films
- Best Film César Award winners
- Films directed by Alain Resnais
- Films featuring a Best Actor César Award winning performance
- Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor César Award winning performance
- Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress César Award winning performance
- Films set in Paris
- French comedy films
- French musical films
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