• Director(s):

    JEULAND (YVES)

  • Producer(s):

    ZADIG PRODUCTIONS, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Europe.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Magical venues in a mythical Paris, during a legendary period – welcome to the era of the cabaret!

In the euphoria of the after-war era, a whole host of small cabarets sprung up, attracting a delighted crowd of freedom-loving and novelty-seeking youth, who would come to listen to their favourite singers. With its cellars and backrooms transformed into minute stage areas, Saint-Germain-des-Prés became a rallying point.
 
Artists such as Barbara, Brel, Ferré, Mouloudji, the Frères Jacques, Aznavour, Gainsbourg, Ferrat and Bobby Lapointe made their débuts on these little midnight stages.
Between 1945 and 1974, over 200 cabarets opened in Paris! Not all of them had the “Rive Gauche” spirit and some enjoyed only a brief existence, but all bore witness to the artistic vitality of the post-war boom.
 
This documentary brings back to life this effervescent post-war period via a proliferation of archives – among the richest in French audiovisual historical footage in both quality and content.