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Bolero

French · Les uns et les autres

Directed by Claude Lelouch

1981

The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.

Released
27 May 1981
Runtime
184 min
Also known as
Bolero: Dance of Life, Dance of Life, Bolero (Les uns et les autres)
Country
France
Language
French
Writer
Claude Lelouch
Cinematography
Jean Boffety
Music
Francis Lai, Michel Legrand
Editors
Hugues Darmois, Sophie Bhaud
Elsewhere
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