Bolero

Synopsis

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

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  Robert Hossein
  Simon Meyer / Robert Prat

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  Nicole Garcia
  Anne Meyer

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  Geraldine Chaplin
  Suzan / Sara Glenn

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  Daniel Olbrychski
  Karl Kremer

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  Jorge Donn
  Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro

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  Rita Poelvoorde
  Tatiana & Tania Itovitch

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  Macha Méril
  Magda Kremer

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  Évelyne Bouix
  Evelyne / Edith

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  Francis Huster
  Francis

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  Raymond Pellegrin
  M. Raymond

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  Paul Préboist
  Le grand-père d'Edith

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  Jean-Claude Brialy
  Le directeur du Lido

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  Marthe Villalonga
  La grand-mère d'Edith

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  Fanny Ardant
  Véronique

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  Jean-Claude Bouttier
  Philippe Rouget

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  Richard Bohringer
  Richard

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  Nicole Croisille
  Nicole Croisille

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  Ginette Garcin
  Ginette