Bolero (1981)

6.9/10 184 min Drama Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Robert Hossein

Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

Nicole Garcia

Anne Meyer

Geraldine Chaplin

Suzan / Sara Glenn

Daniel Olbrychski

Karl Kremer

Jorge Donn

Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro

Macha Méril

Magda Kremer

Évelyne Bouix

Evelyne / Edith

Francis Huster

Francis

Raymond Pellegrin

M. Raymond

Paul Préboist

Le grand-père d'Edith

Jean-Claude Brialy

Le directeur du Lido

Marthe Villalonga

La grand-mère d'Edith

Fanny Ardant

Véronique

Jean-Claude Bouttier

Philippe Rouget

Richard Bohringer

Richard

Nicole Croisille

Nicole Croisille

Ginette Garcin

Ginette

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Père Antoine

Geneviève Mnich

Jeanne

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