Same Old Song

Same Old Song French On connat la chanson is a 1997 French film. It was directed by Alain Resnais, and written by Agns Jaoui and JeanPierre Bacri. Jaoui and Bacri also starred in the film with Sabine Azma, Lambert Wilson, Andr Dussollier and Pierre Arditi.

The most original feature of this musical is that characters break into songs as sung by the original artists, i.e. depending on the circumstances, a female character may all of a sudden start singing in a male voice and vice versa. The judicious choice of songs and variety of styles make for some very funny surprises, considering the complete and voluntary absence of transitions between the talking and singing. The films debt to Dennis Potter is acknowledged with a dedication in the opening credits.The film won the Csar Award for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Sound in 1998. It won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1997. At the 48th Berlin International Film Festival in 1998, Resnais won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. ........

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