Bolero (1981)

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The dance of life!

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.

Released: 1981-05-27
Genres: Drama, Music
Runtime: 3h 4m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 88 votes

Directed by Claude Lelouch.

Top cast

Robert Hossein as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Nicole Garcia as Anne Meyer
Geraldine Chaplin as Suzan / Sara Glenn
Daniel Olbrychski as Karl Kremer
Jorge Donn as Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
Rita Poelvoorde as Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
Macha Méril as Magda Kremer
Évelyne Bouix as Evelyne / Edith
Francis Huster as Francis
Raymond Pellegrin as M. Raymond

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Where to watch Bolero

United States: stream on France Channel Amazon Channel
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: stream on iciTouTV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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