Folies-Bergère | |
Director: | Henri Decoin |
Producer: | Lucien Masson Jacques Roitfeld |
Starring: | Eddie Constantine Zizi Jeanmaire Nadia Gray |
Music: | Philippe-Gérard |
Cinematography: | Pierre Montazel |
Studio: | La Société des Films Sirius Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld |
Distributor: | La Société des Films Sirius |
Runtime: | 102 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Folies-Bergère is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Eddie Constantine, Zizi Jeanmaire and Nadia Gray.[1] [2] It was shot in Technicolor with location shooting at the Folies-Bergère. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
An American soldier on leave in Paris heads to the Folies-Bergère as a lover of music hall. He meets and falls in love with the dancer Claudie and marries her. After leaving the army and attempting a career as a performer, he finds he is overshadowed by his wife's success and quarrels with her. He becomes attracted to a rising star Suzy and flirts with her to make his wife jealous.