Souvenirs souvenirs (1984)
Directed by Ariel Zeitoun

Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Memories, Memories

Film Synopsis

In 1962, Rego Boccara returns to à Paris after his military service in Algeria.  He is glad to be reunited with his mother, Emma, a modest fruit and vegetable seller in the market, and his young brother Antoine.  Before he left for Algeria three years ago, Rego had embarked on a promising career as a rock singer. With the help of a Samuel, a family friend, he manages to make contact with a record producer, Nadia, who takes him on, on condition that he changes his name to John B. Cutton.  Rego's dreams of stardom are threatened by a rival producer Firmani and his brother, who falls madly in love with his music teacher...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Ariel Zeitoun
  • Script: Daniel Saint-Hamont (dialogue), Ariel Zeitoun (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Bruno de Keyzer
  • Music: Cyril Assous, Jean-Paul Dréau
  • Cast: Christophe Malavoy (Rego Boccara), Gabrielle Lazure (Hélène), Pierre-Loup Rajot (Antoine Boccara), Philippe Noiret (Le proviseur), Annie Girardot (Emma Boccara), Marlène Jobert (Nadia), Claude Brasseur (Firmani), Jean Benguigui (Samuel), Paul Blain (Etienne), Philippe Geoffray (Claude), Najim Laouriga (Ali), Pascal Heni (Gino), Sophie Carle (Muriel), Jean-Claude Dauphin (Jean-Michel), Philippe Laudenbach (Fressynet), Michel Creton (Christian), Fabienne Babe (Francine), Maurice Illouz (Le présentateur), Daniel Saint-Hamont (Un inspecteur), Michel Israel (Loulou)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Aka: Memories, Memories

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