Directed by:
Fabien OntenienteScreenplay:
Philippe GuillardCinematography:
Jean-Marie DreujouComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Franck Dubosc, Emmanuelle Béart, Gérard Depardieu, Samuel Le Bihan, Abbes Zahmani, Annie Cordy, Isabelle Nanty, François-Xavier Demaison, Christine Citti (more)Plots(1)
Didier Travolta (Franck Dubosc) has the cutest disco moves in the whole town. Or at least he did back in the 80's when he ruled the dance floor with his group, The Bee Kings. But all of Didier's big dreams and money-making schemes came to nothing. Now he's unemployed, living with his mother and separated from his wife, who raises their son in England. Didier wants to take his boy on vacation and sees his chance when local impresario François Jackson (Gérard Depardieu) decides to relaunch the Gin Fizz nightclub with a disco-dancing contest. The prize is a trip to Australia. Didier calls his Bee Kings buddies and asks dance teacher France Navarre (Emmanuelle Béart) to get them back into shape, but the competition is hotter than ever. (AZ Films)
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Average comedy with many added values. First - Emanuelle Béart, but that is an added value in every movie she appears in. Second - excellently chosen songs, old disco hits. Third - a couple of really successful punchlines. Fourth - the art of the French (similar to the Czechs) shooting themselves through the plot with a strike at the harbor. Fifth - Gérard Dépardieu as a failed circus performer is really great. Sixth - Frank Dubosc, although I don't find him very sympathetic, is ideally suited for this role, excellently complemented by Samuel Le Bihan. Seventh - why should all comedies with a musical touch take place only in attractive settings like Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Fréjus, and so on? Great praise to the creators for Le Havre, an industrial, unsung city where many people also want to have fun! Eighth - there is a good mood emanating from Disco, I can't help it.
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Director Fabien Onteniente's Disco is a nostalgic look back at the legendary American musical Saturday Night Fever. The plot of this movie is easy to predict, but those who want to take a trip to the world of 70s and 80s discos will definitely enjoy it. So I had a pretty good time most of the time. Not to mention that it was nice to reminisce once again about the crazy dance creations that were in vogue at the time. (65%)
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