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L'homme orchestre

L'homme orchestre

Movie · 1970 · 15 people

Made in 1970 as a French-Italian co-production, L'homme orchestre is a musical comedy. Serge Korber directed it, it runs about 75 minutes, and it was produced under the Gaumont banner. It opened in France on 18 September 1970 and was shown in Germany from 20 November 1970 as Alles tanzt nach meiner Pfeife. Louis de Funès headlines the cast.

The action takes place in the Principality of Monaco. Evan Evans owns and manages a women's ballet company and runs it with a strict, iron-fisted discipline. Louis de Funès plays Evans, and his real-life son Olivier de Funès appears alongside him as Philippe Evans; it was the second-to-last film the father and son made together. Noëlle Adam plays Françoise, and the cast also includes Paul Préboist, Danielle Minazzoli, Franco Fabrizi and Michel Charrel. As the story unfolds, Evans's rigid order starts to be shaken by what goes on inside the troupe.

Jean Halain and Serge Korber wrote the screenplay. Alain Poiré produced the film and François de Roubaix composed the music.

DirectorSerge Korber
Production companyGaumont Yapımevi

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Michel Charrel Michel Charrel Film actor · died at 89 Robert Castel Robert Castel Actor · died at 87 Louis de Funès Olivier de Funès Paul Préboist Noëlle Adam Danielle Minazzoli Franco Fabrizi Franco Volpi Ibrahim Seck Jacqueline Doyen Marco Tulli Martine Kelly Max Desrau Micheline Luccioni

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A boss running a women's ballet troupe with iron discipline, and that rigid order slowly being shaken: a set-up classic comedy knows well and audiences have always enjoyed. That it was the second-to-last film Louis de Funès made with his real-life son Olivier adds a warmth of its own. François de Roubaix's score is a good guarantee for a musical comedy. It must be said, though, that at about 75 minutes this is a light entertainment resting on one star's performance rather than on a deep story.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A comedy set in Monaco and full of ballet and music; a fine choice for watching with the family. A strict boss whose order falls apart is the kind of humour children grasp easily. At about 75 minutes, little ones can get to the end without getting bored. Since it is an old French film, finding a dubbed version will make things easier for children.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Serge Korber's film is a star vehicle built on the skeleton of a musical comedy. Its short running time of about 75 minutes is an advantage: the story rests on a single idea, a rigid order coming apart from within, and would fall apart if stretched. But that same brevity, in my view, hardly lets the characters grow beyond types; the ballet troupe risks remaining a backdrop that tests the boss's discipline. Produced by Alain Poiré under the Gaumont banner, it is a tidy example of the commercial French comedy of its day, and that is about its measure.

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