''Siméon'' is a 1992 French

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Euzhan Palcy Euzhan Palcy (; born 13 January 1958) is a Martinican film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films are known to explore themes of race, gender, and politics, with an emphasis on the perpetuated effects of colonialism. Palcy's first feat ...

Synopsis

Elderly music teacher Siméon dies and to keep his memory alive his granddaughter Orélie cuts off her braid, thus condemning him to become a

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. Siméon takes the opportunity to convince his son Isidore to continue his musical work.

Cast

* Jean-Claude Duverger : Simeon *

Jacob Desvarieux Kassav', also alternatively spelled Kassav, is a French Caribbean band that originated from Guadeloupe in 1979. The band's musical style is rooted in the Guadeloupean gwoka rhythm, as well as the Martinican tibwa and Mendé rhythms. Regarded a ...

: Isidore *

Jocelyne Beroard Jocelyne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jocelyne (singer), (1951–1972), a French singer of the Yé-yé period * Jocelyne Bloch, a Swiss neurosurgeon * Jocelyne Boisseau, a French film and television actress * ...

: Roselyne * Lucinda Messager : Orélie * Albert Lirvat : Albert *

Jean-Michel Martial Jean-Michel is a French masculine given name. It may refer to : * Jean-Michel Arnold, General Secretary of the Cinémathèque Française * Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist * Jean-Michel Aulas (born 1949), French businessman * Jean-M ...

: Max *

Gerty Dambury Gerty Dambury (born 1957) is a writer, educator and theatre director from Guadeloupe. Since 1981, she has written several plays including ''Lettres indiennes'' (1996) translated as ''Crosscurrents'' (1997). Her first novel ''Les rétifs'' (2012) ap ...

: Lucie * Jean-Claude Naimro : Charlie *

Pascal Légitimus Pascal Légitimus (born 13 March 1959) is a French actor, comedian and theatre director. He is a member of the well-known French comedy band Les Inconnus. Personal life He is the son of an Armenian theater seamstress, Madeleine Kambourian, and ...

: Philomene Junior *

Frédéric Caracas Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...

: Fred *

Alain Jean-Marie Alain Jean-Marie (born 1945 in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French jazz pianist. Biography Jean-Marie taught himself to play piano from age eight. He played in dance orchestras in Guadeloupe (especially that of Robert Mavounzy), lived in Can ...

: Le Pianiste *

Lisette Malidor Lisette may refer to: People: *Jean Lisette Aroeste (1932-2020), ''Star Trek'' fan who sold scripts to the program *Lisette de Brinon (1896–1982), the Jewish wife of the pro-Nazi French collaborator, Fernand de Brinon * Lisette Burrows, New Zeal ...

: La Dame de feu (voice) *

Jean-Philippe Marthely Jean-Philippe may refer to: * ''Jean-Philippe'' (film) *Jean-Philippe (given name) See also * Jean Philippe Jean Philippe Gargantiel (, 27 November 1930 – 7 January 2022) was a French singer who represented France at the Eurovision Song Co ...

: Marius

Production

Awards

The film won the

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at the 1993

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (, ) was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. It takes place in Brussels, eve ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simeon 1992 films French musical films 1992 musical films 1990s French-language films French-language musical films