Backdrop

Bolero: Dance of Life

The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.

1981 |3h 4m |  Drama, Music

Cast

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Robert Hossein

Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

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Nicole Garcia

Anne Meyer

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Geraldine Chaplin

Suzan / Sara Glenn

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Daniel Olbrychski

Karl Kremer

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Macha Méril

Magda Kremer

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Évelyne Bouix

Evelyne / Edith

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Francis Huster

Francis

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Raymond Pellegrin

M. Raymond

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Paul Préboist

Le grand-père d'Edith

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Jean-Claude Brialy

Le directeur du Lido

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Marthe Villalonga

La grand-mère d'Edith

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Fanny Ardant

Véronique

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Jean-Claude Bouttier

Philippe Rouget

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Richard Bohringer

Richard

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Nicole Croisille

Nicole Croisille

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Ginette Garcin

Ginette

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Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Père Antoine

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Geneviève Mnich

Jeanne

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Alexandra Stewart

Alexandra

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Éva Darlan

Eva

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Manuel Gélin

Patrick Prat

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Candice Patou

Candice

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Maïa Simon

Me Isabelle Prat

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James Caan

Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn

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Sarah Abrell

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Féodor Atkine

Alexis

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Mireille Audibert

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Jean-Claude Bourbault

Le garde-barrière

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Christophe Bourseiller

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Jean-Pierre Castaldi

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Anne Caudry

La fille d'Eva

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Louise Chevalier

La bonne du Père Antoine

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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)

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Charles Gérard

Charlot

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Gérard Ismaël

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Jacques Villeret

Jacques

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Valérie Quennessen

Francis's girlfriend

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Sharon Stone

Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French, Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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