''Paris 36'' (french: Faubourg 36) is a 2008 French

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directed by

Christophe Barratier Christophe Barratier (born 17 June 1963) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist. Early life and education Barratier is the son of the actress Eva Simonet and M. Barratier. He is the nephew of the film director Jacques ...

. This film is set in 1930s Paris. The song "Loin de Paname" (lyrics by Frank Thomas, music by Reinhardt Wagner), sung by

Nora Arnezeder Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Early life Arnezeder was born in Paris, France. Her father Wolfgang Arnezeder is Au ...

, was nominated for an Oscar for

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. The film is a co-production of

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, and the

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Plot

The stage manager of a popular music hall is charged with murder. During his confession, we see the story of the music hall and its entertainers in flashback. When the music hall closes down, a trio of unemployed friends vow to bring the business back from the dead by staging a musical they hope will be a hit. If their gamble pays off, they'll have the money to buy the theater for themselves and the power to control their own destinies.

Cast

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Cl ...

as Pigoil *

Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac (born 16 August 1968) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14. He made his debut ...

as Milou *

Kad Merad Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ar, قدور ميراد, link=no; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1 ...

as Jacky *

as Douce * Pierre Richard as Monsieur TSF *

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. Biography Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu studied theater and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making appearances with accl ...

as Galapiat *

Maxence Perrin Maxence Perrin (born 1 April 1995 Moreover, in the making of ''Les Choristes'', filmed in 2003, when Maxence was asked how old he was, he answered 8. ) is a French actor, best known for his parts in ''Les Choristes'' (English title ''The Chorus'' ...

as Jojo *

François Morel François Morel (14 March 1926 – 14 January 2018) was a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1994 and was awarded t ...

as Célestin * Élisabeth Vitali as Viviane * Christophe Kourotchkine as Lebeaupin * Eric Naggar as Grevoul * Eric Prat as Commissaire Tortil *

Julien Courbey Julien Courbey (born 12 March 1976) is a French actor. Theater Filmography External links * Photos of Julien Courbey on Allocine {{DEFAULTSORT:Courbey, Julien Living people 1976 births French male film actors French male television ...

as Mondain * Philippe du Janerand as Triquet *

Stéphane Debac Stéphane Debac (born 23 October 1973) is a French actor, best known for his acting debut as Jerome for South Korean Dogme 95 film ''Interview'' (2000), and played as 'Albert Mulveau' in the French TV series ''Résistance''. Career He was born ...

as The Social Services Inspector * Marc Citti as L'inspecteur du Quai des Orfèvres

Reception

''Paris 36'' received mixed to positive reviews. It holds a 64% approval rating on

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based on 83 reviews, with an average score of 5.93/10. The site's consensus states: "Sweet and light, this homage to French vaudeville – and Francophilia in general – is pretty, but its air of nostalgia occasionally borders on the saccharine." On

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, based on 19 critics, the film has a 40/100 rating, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Accolades

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris 36 2008 films 2000s musical comedy-drama films French musical comedy-drama films German musical comedy-drama films 2000s French-language films Films set in Paris Films set in the 1930s Films shot in the Czech Republic Czech musical comedy-drama films Films directed by Christophe Barratier 2008 comedy films 2008 drama films Sony Pictures Classics films 2000s French films 2000s German films