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Singer, The

 

aka: Quand j'étais chanteur
France 2006, 112 minutes
Dir. Xavier Giannoli
In French with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Music / Romance

 

Aroview: Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half-empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely relationship with a much younger, jilted divorcee (de France).

Eschewing obvious sentiment and romantic clichés, this convincingly converges the lives of two disaffected souls through an appreciation of small human moments and a note-perfect tempo that’s never hurried or out-of-sync. Fine Gallic understatement also allows the palpable chemistry between Depardieu and de France to radiate.

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  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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