''Disco'' is a French film directed by
Fabien Onteniente
Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Filmography
* 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film)
* 1992 : ''À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop''
* 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul''
* 1996 : '' Le Tut ...
, which was released on 2 April 2008, with
Franck Dubosc
Franck Dubosc (; born 7 November 1963) is a French actor, comedian and stand-up artist.
Dubosc occupies 94th place in the list of the most profitable actors of French cinema. as "Didier Travolta" in the main role.
The main subject of this movie is the rebirth of disco music at the mid-2000s in a town of France. The film is at first humorous, with a lot of
cliché
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s about ''
Saturday Night Fever
''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man from the Brooklyn borough of New York. Manero spends his ...
'', but it doesn't disparage the disco culture at any time. In fact, all the people involved in this film are fans of disco, dance and funk music.
The soundtrack to the film contains a cover version of the
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees
were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...
' "
Night Fever
"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to ''Saturday Night Fever'' on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film ''Saturday Night'', but singer Robin Gibb expressed ...
" performed by Australian singer and songwriter
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...
.
Cast
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Franck Dubosc
Franck Dubosc (; born 7 November 1963) is a French actor, comedian and stand-up artist.
Dubosc occupies 94th place in the list of the most profitable actors of French cinema. as Didier Graindorge Travolta
*
Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
''Tecinema.jeuxactu.com''. Retrieved 21 April 2020. is a F ...
as France Navarre
*
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...
as Jean-François Civette a.k.a. Jean-François Jackson
*
Samuel Le Bihan
Samuel Le Bihan (born 2 November 1965) is a French actor, known for his role in ''Brotherhood of the Wolf''.
Selected filmography Film
* 1993: , directed by René Féret
* 1993: , directed by René Féret
* 1993: ' (''Three Colours: Red''), di ...
as Walter
*
Abbes Zahmani as Neuneuil
*
Annie Cordy
Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman (16 June 1928 – 4 September 2020), also known by her stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coqu ...
as Madame Graindorge
*
Isabelle Nanty
Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.
Career
She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...
as The Baroness
*
François-Xavier Demaison as Guillaume Navarre
*
Christine Citti
Christine Citti (born 26 October 1962 in Paris) is a French actress, director and writer.
Personal life
Her brother, Marc Citti, is also actor. Her father was mayor of Ramoulu in the Loiret
Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val d ...
as Coco
*
Chloé Lambert
Chloé Lambert (born 30 March 1976) is a French actress. She is known for her work in such films as ''Chaos'' (2001) and '' Disco'' (2008). She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young film actress of 2005. She began h ...
as Cerise
*
Danièle Lebrun
Danièle Lebrun (born 24 July 1937) is a French actress.
Theater
Filmography
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebrun, Daniele
1937 births
Living people
French film actresses
French stage actresses
People from Ardèche
2 ...
as Mother Navarre
*
Jacques Sereys as Father Navarre
*
Jérôme Le Banner
Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. Le Banner fought for most of his career in K-1 and became known for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. ...
as Rodolphe
*
Marie-Christine Adam
Marie-Christine Adam (born 24 September 1950) is a French actress.
Filmography
Theatre
External links
*
References
1950 births
Living people
French film actresses
French television actresses
Place of birth missing (living people ...
as The hiring manager
*
Chantal Banlier
Chantal () is a feminine given name of France, French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word ''cantal'', meaning "Rock (geology), stone." It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic Saint, Catholi ...
as Madame Sochard
*
Christine Paolini
Christine may refer to:
People
* Christine (name), a female given name
Film
* ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei''
* ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name
* ''Christine'' (1987 fi ...
as Madame Prunelli
References
External links
*
2008 films
Films directed by Fabien Onteniente
Films scored by Michel Legrand
French musical comedy films
Disco films
Films set in the 2000s
2000s musical comedy films
2008 comedy films
2000s French films
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