Le Bal
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.
- Year: 1983
- Country: France, Italy
- Genre: Music, Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Cinéproduction, Films A2, Mass Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Ministère de la culture, AMLF
- Keyword: rock 'n' roll, 1970s, world war ii, liberation, nightclub, musical, revue, racism, air raid, post world war ii, dance hall, nazi occupation, 1920s, 1940s, 1980s, 1950s, 1960s, ballroom, non-narrative, 1930s, occupied france (1940-44), social allegory, single-set, french art, 20th century
- Director: Ettore Scola
- Cast: Marc Berman, Christophe Allwright, Étienne Guichard, Régis Bouquet, Francesco De Rosa, Arnault Lecarpentier
