Le Bal

1983 · Directed by Ettore Scola · 110 min · drama film, musical film, historical film

★ 7.0/10 · 78 ratings on TMDB

In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.