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French Cancan
Why this pick
Renoir again turns theatrical performance into a warm, mobile spectacle, with backstage romance, ensemble play, vivid colour, and a generous eye for artifice rather than realism.
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MOVIE1952 1h 45m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The Viceroy of a remote 18th-century Peruvian town has purchased a magnificent golden coach from Europe. The Viceroy hints of his intention to give the coach to his mistress, the Marquess, but has decided to pay for it with public funds, since he plans to use it to overawe the populace and flatter the local nobility, who enthusiastically look forward to taking turns parading in it. By coincidence, the coach arrives on the same ship that carries an Italian ''commedia dell'arte'' troupe composed of men, women and children who perform as singers, actors, acrobats and comics. The troupe is led by Don Antonio, who also portrays the stock character of Pantalone on stage, and features Camilla, who plays the stock role of Columbina.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
George Higgins
Martinez
Ralph Truman
Duc de Castro
Paul Campbell
Felipe
Anna Magnani
Camilla
Duncan Lamont
Ferdinand, Le Viceroy