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Le Bal
Le Bal is a 1983 Ettore Scola film that tells the history of 20th-century France through the evolving social dynamics and popular culture witnessed in a single Parisian dance hall over 50 years, from the 1920s to the 1980s. The storyline unfolds through various archetypal characters and through changing music and fashion, depicting major historical events like the Popular Front, the German occupation and liberation during WWII, the Algerian War, and the 1968 student protests, all within the context of the ballroom. The film is primarily a musical and historical documentary, with choreographed dance sequences replacing traditional narrative.
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Le Bal is a 1983 Ettore Scola film that tells the history of 20th-century France through the evolving social dynamics and popular culture witnessed in a single Parisian dance hall over 50 years, from the 1920s to the 1980s. The storyline unfolds through various archetypal characters and through changing music and fashion, depicting major historical events like the Popular Front, the German occupation and liberation during WWII, the Algerian War, and the 1968 student protests, all within the context of the ballroom. The film is primarily a musical and historical documentary, with choreographed dance sequences replacing traditional narrative.
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