Parisian Pleasures
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Directed by | Joe Francis |
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Produced by | Alex Nalpas |
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Music by | Taranta-Babu |
Production company | Kino Lorber Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
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Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Parisian Pleasures (French: La revue des revues) is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Joe Francis and starring Josephine Baker, André Luguet and Hélène Hallier.[1] The film focuses on the Parisian nightlife of the time, showing various performances of the Jazz Age, including two by Baker, with the plot taking a backseat. The performances take place within several nightclubs in Montmartre, and feature scantily-clad exotic dancers, showgirls, and acrobats.[2]
Plot
[edit]Gabrille Derisau is a down-on-her-luck seamstress with a dream of becoming a dance-hall star. She enters a contest aimed at finding the new Cinderella of Parisian nightclubs and ultimately wins. As her star is on the rise, she develops a romantic interest with Georges Barsac, a fellow performer. But as their careers go in different directions, tensions begin to develop in their relationship.
Notes
[edit]Although Josephine Baker received top billing, she only appears in two dance segments; accounting for just a few minutes of screen time.
Cast
[edit]- Josephine Baker
- André Luguet as Georges Barsac
- Hélène Hallier as Gabrielle Derisau
- Pépa Bonafé
- Erna Carise
- Edmond Castel
- Jeanne de Balzac
- Mme. Dehan
- Gretchikine
- The Hoffman Girls as Themselves
- John Tiller's Folies Girls as Themselves
- Mme. Komakova
- Londonia
- Ludovic
- Lila Nicolska
- Skibinne
- Standford
- Titos
- Henri Varna
- Stanislawa Welska
- Ruth Zackey
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rège p.412
- ^ La Revue des Revues, retrieved 2 May 2020
Bibliography
[edit]- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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