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Plot Summary:
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by the young man's raw talent, she introduces him to the world of opera. As Antoine becomes one of Mrs. Loiseau's students, he hides his new dream from his friends and family, fearing that they won’t understand – this double life burdens him... Somewhere in between the gilded and uptight Parisian upper-class, and the harsh yet free-spirited and familiar suburbs he grew up in, Antoine will have to find his own voice.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
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Les Indes Galantes (2004)
Plot Summary:
"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman sets free his captive, Emilie, whom he loves, so that she may be reunited with her former lover, Valère; 'Les Incas de Pérou' is all about the rivalry of the Inca Huascar and the Spaniard Don Carlos, both in pursuit of Princess Phani; 'Les Fleurs' offers a Persian love intrigue, as the Sultana Fatime tries to detect whether her husband Tacmas has his eye on the lovely Atalide; and 'Les Sauvages' takes us to North America, where a Spaniard and a Frenchman compete for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people." — from the DVD cover.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Music, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 190 min
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Louis & Frank (1998)
Plot Summary:
Third-rate doo-wop singers making a comeback hook up with a campy manager who books them to perform in drag.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Music, Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: retro, independent film
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Narrien Illat (1970)
Plot Summary:
The ups and downs of the popular music world are revealed to a singer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rockumentary
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A Difficult Year (2023)
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Compulsive spenders Albert and Bruno are in debt up to their necks. While seeking help from community workers to get their lives back on track, they run into a group of young green activists. Lured by the free beer and snacks rather than by the ideals of eco-activists, Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the movement without much conviction.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 120 min
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Life is to Whistle (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; Social-worker Julia always faints after hearing a certain word; and pot-smoking percussionist Elpidio was abandoned by his mother, coincidentally named Cuba, some time ago and has not yet gotten over the loss.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 700
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Cuba, Spain
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: surreal, realistic, semi serious
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Mods (2002)
Plot Summary:
A quasi-musical by Serge Bozon.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 59 min
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Hometown Blue (1999)
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Solange is unhappy. She's a meter maid in Tours, working in the rain, subject to verbal abuse from those she cites. Her husband Patrick is consumed by the work of finishing their new house: carpet, tile, faucets. He's also a hothead, subjecting Sonange to tantrums. While she's often quiet and withdrawn, she longs to be a singer. When by chance she meets Mylène, an accomplished, beautiful Parisian writer she admires, Solange gives her a demo tape. Mylène is encouraging, a friendship of sorts develops, and when Solange despairs after a series of personal, emotional setbacks, she heads for Mylène's doorstep in Paris. Does a singing career await, and what about Patrick?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Piaf: The Early Years (1974)
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Édith Giovanna Gassion is born in 1915. As a young girl she sings on the streets of Paris until a nightclub owner, Louis Leplée, discovers her. When he is murdered the composer Raymond Asso takes care of her and lets her perform at the ABC theatre, which leads to her breakthrough.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
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Barbara (2017)
Plot Summary:
A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
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The Mozart Brothers (1986)
Plot Summary:
This is a comedy about people who work in the theater, live for the theater, think of nothing but the theater. The director seems crazy, the art director has idiotic ideas, and the acting coach is eccentric: they even look like brothers, related by their common obsession for the theater, linked as one with the actors. The new project is Mozart's Don Giovanni, in which the director insists to give it a brand new interpretation and an avant-garde treatment. Now, he has to deal with the violent objection from the actors, the musicians, the singing coach, the stage manager, and even the cafe bar attendants and the cleaners. The situation is further complicated as the director is such a womanizer like Don Juan... and his lovers and kids keep bugging him throughout the rehearsal.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 382
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, experimental, witty, stylized, semi serious
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The Son of Gascogne (1995)
Plot Summary:
You're a provincial kid in Paris and suddenly you're the center of attention: Movie stars, famous directors and sexy women are doting on you because they all think you're the son of their long-dead legendary friend. You never knew your dad, but the facts of this famous guy's life suggest that he might have fathered you. Your mom tells you nothing. All the fuss makes you uncomfortable at first but soon you find it's rather fun to be the son of the famous Gascogne. And in the midst of it all you fall in love. It is, after all, springtime in Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying
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Comme des rois (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
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The Student and Mister Henri (2015)
Plot Summary:
Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far from falling for her charms, Henri uses her to orchestrate utter family chaos.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, captivating, humorous, melancholic, suspenseful, exciting
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Best Intentions (2018)
Plot Summary:
New feature film by Gilles Legrand.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Roommates Wanted (2016)
Plot Summary:
When recently widowed, it is difficult to get used to a new life ... This is the case for Hubert Jacquin, who spends most of his time in his huge apartment, depressed, in front of his TV. One day, after a misunderstanding, his life will change. Manuela, a young and bubbly adventurer in search of a dwelling calls his home! At first reluctant, Hubert will quickly get used to the presence of this energy storm, who even manages to convince him to allow two other people to stay. There are many surprises in store for Hubert.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
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Hear My Song (1991)
Plot Summary:
Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neill is desperate to save both his ailing Liverpool nightclub ‘Heartly’s’ and his failing relationship with the beautiful Nancy, Cathleen’s daughter. The solution? Book the infamous Josef Locke.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, road movie, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, fairy tale, sentimental, funny
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The Summer of All My Parents (2016)
Plot Summary:
After attempting to set a mailbox on fire, Pimpette, 14, and her elder sister, Joséphine, 18, spend their summer holidays shuttling between their secretly pregnant mom and bachelor father. But when Joséphine gets involved with the wrong crowd, little Pimpette turns out to be more responsible than the grown-ups who spend their time educating her.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Marguerite (2015)
Plot Summary:
Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Czech Republic, Belgium
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating, crying
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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: inspirational, emotional, touching, melancholic, witty, stylized, feel good, sad, cult classic, historical drama
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Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Plot Summary:
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, touching, serious, realistic, funny, therapeutic, road movie, rough, sexy
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The Power of Love (2020)
Plot Summary:
For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star. As Aline climbs from local phenomenon to bestselling recording artist to international superstar, she embarks on the two great romances of her life: one with the decades-older Guy- Claude and the other with her adoring audiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Plot Summary:
Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: lyrical, humorous, witty, semi serious, cynical, clever, talky, offbeat, realistic, road movie
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Comment c'est Loin (2015)
Plot Summary:
After ten years of doing nothing, Orel and Gringe are in their mid 30s and they struggle to finish their first rap album. Their texts are mostly sex jokes and booze stories and reflect the everyday life they have in a small town from France. The problem is that they never really finished a song and when their producers want to meet, they have to face a new challenge : finish their first song in the next 24h. Their old issues, the fear of failure, their alcoholic friends and annoying girlfriends won't help them to do so, or will they ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Cosi (1996)
Plot Summary:
Lewis a young director get his first job directing a play at a mental hospital with the patients as the cast. The play that is decided on is Cosi fan tutte an opera by Mozart.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, touching, humorous, witty, independent film, psychological, feel good, realistic, semi serious, biting
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Guy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Gauthier, a young journalist, learns from his mother that he is the illegitimate son of Guy Jamet, a popular French singer whose heyday stretched unevenly from the 1960’s to the nineties. Guy is currently promoting a new album of old material and heads on tour. Armed with a camera, Gauthier decides to follow Guy, recording his daily routine and his concerts to create a documentary portrait.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, touching, captivating, fake documentary
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Happily Ever After (2004)
Plot Summary:
Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: witty, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, sex comedy, cult classic, sexy, clever, realistic, talky
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Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Plot Summary:
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, atmospheric, contemplative, thought provoking, philosophical, spiritual, heartbreaking, experimental, anthology
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CODA (2021)
Plot Summary:
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, motivational, sad, teen, sincere, captivating, funny, romantic, sexy
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The Bélier Family (2014)
Plot Summary:
The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a fantastic singing voice and she gets an opportunity to enter a big Radio France contest the whole family's future is set up for big changes.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, suspenseful, emotional, semi serious, humorous, sincere, sexy, feel good, sad, tear jerker
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Beaches (1988)
Plot Summary:
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: emotional, heartbreaking, tear jerker, sad, sentimental, melancholic, sweet, realistic, talky, inspirational