Paris 36
2008 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.1 · 52% critics
Set in Paris during the unsettled spring of 1936, this historical drama follows a rising performer as music and ambition collide with political change and growing social tension. It blends backstage hopes with a city shaped by celebration, uncertainty, and labor unrest.
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Details
- Original title
- Faubourg 36
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-24
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (141 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like historical dramas that mix music, ambition, and period atmosphere, especially if titles like Molière or Coco Before Chanel appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast-moving conflict or high suspense.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; music-driven story; uplifting rise | Cons: light on action; politics in background; measured pacing
Cast & crew
Gérard Jugnot
as Germain Pigoil
Clovis Cornillac
as Émile Leibovich, aka 'Milou'
Kad Merad
as Jacky Jacquet
Nora Arnezeder
as Douce
Pierre Richard
as Max, aka 'Monsieur TSF'
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Félix Galapiat
Maxence Perrin
as Jojo Pigoil
François Morel
as Célestin
Élisabeth Vitali
as Viviane, Jojo's mother
Christophe Kourotchkine
as Lebeaupin, Viviane's new husband
Directed by Christophe Barratier