Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
An example of the daring kind of 70s filmmaking which is almost unimaginable today, using a kaleidoscope of imagery and a heady mix of cinematic styles to epitomize the music of Belgian-born writer and singer of classic French cabaret songs, Jacques Brel. The film is based on the eponymous hit 1968 Greenwich Village revue which introduced Brel to a larger audience and cemented his reputation as a respected songwriter. Hugely influential at the time due to its lack of a traditional book, the show flew in the face of Broadway conventions, paving the way for every revisionist musical which has followed. The film re-unites the original off Broadway cast of Mort Shuman, Elly Stone and Alice Whitfield. But the real star of the film is Brel's music - brooding but beautiful, weary but ultimately uplifting, perfectly encapsulated when the great man himself appears to deliver a delicate and measured version of his classic standard 'Ne Me Quitte Pas,' a unique and essential musical moment.
Year: 1975
Genre: Musicals, Alice's Playhouse
Country: France
Director: Denis Heroux
Starring: Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman, Elly Stone
Duration: 90 Minutes
Rating: PG - Adult themes.
6.1/10
Location in store: Alice's Playhouse
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