Les uns et les autres (1981)
Bolero: Dance of Life
The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. The main event in the film is the Second World War, which throws the stories of the four musical families together and mixes their fates. Although all characters are fictional, many of them are loosely based on historical musical icons (Édith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Miller, Rudolf Nureyev, etc.) The Boléro dance sequence at the end brings all the threads together.
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Robert Hossein
as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
as Simon Meyer / Robert Prat
Nicole Garcia
as Anne Meyer
as Anne Meyer
Geraldine Chaplin
as Suzan / Sara Glenn
as Suzan / Sara Glenn
Daniel Olbrychski
as Karl Kremer
as Karl Kremer
Jorge Donn
as Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
as Boris & Sergei Itovitch / Lead Dancer of Boléro
Rita Poelvoorde
as Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
as Tatiana & Tania Itovitch
Macha Méril
as Magda Kremer
as Magda Kremer
Évelyne Bouix
as Evelyne / Edith
as Evelyne / Edith
Francis Huster
as Francis
as Francis
Raymond Pellegrin
as M. Raymond
as M. Raymond
Paul Préboist
as Le grand-père d'Edith
as Le grand-père d'Edith
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le directeur du Lido
as Le directeur du Lido
Marthe Villalonga
as La grand-mère d'Edith
as La grand-mère d'Edith
Fanny Ardant
as Véronique
as Véronique
Jean-Claude Bouttier
as Philippe Rouget
as Philippe Rouget
Richard Bohringer
as Richard
as Richard
Nicole Croisille
as Nicole Croisille
as Nicole Croisille
Ginette Garcin
as Ginette
as Ginette
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Père Antoine
as Père Antoine
Geneviève Mnich
as Jeanne
as Jeanne
Alexandra Stewart
as Alexandra
as Alexandra
Éva Darlan
as Eva
as Eva
Manuel Gélin
as Patrick Prat
as Patrick Prat
Candice Patou
as Candice
as Candice
Maïa Simon
as Me Isabelle Prat
as Me Isabelle Prat
James Caan
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
as Jack Glenn / Jason Glenn
Sarah Abrell
as
as
Féodor Atkine
as Alexis
as Alexis
Mireille Audibert
as
as
Jean-Claude Bourbault
as Le garde-barrière
as Le garde-barrière
Christophe Bourseiller
as
as
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
as
as
Anne Caudry
as La fille d'Eva
as La fille d'Eva
Louise Chevalier
as La bonne du Père Antoine
as La bonne du Père Antoine
Véronique Coquet
as
as
Thérèse Crémieux
as
as
Katalin Csarny
as
as
Dan Daes
as
as
Nicole Daresco
as Gina
as Gina
Andrée Delair
as
as
Linda Dingwall
as
as
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
Maxime Dufeu
as Le voisin
as Le voisin
Andy Fenwick
as Glenn as a boy
as Glenn as a boy
Farmer Fuller
as
as
Ernie Garrett
as Bobby
as Bobby
Charles Gérard
as Charlot
as Charlot
Evelyne Hue
as
as
Gérard Ismaël
as
as
Philippe Jacques
as
as
Lyle Joyce
as Mr. Tracy
as Mr. Tracy
Jacques Villeret
as Jacques
as Jacques
Valérie Quennessen
as Francis's girlfriend
as Francis's girlfriend
Sharon Stone
as Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
as Girl with Glenn Senior (uncredited)
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Claude Lelouch
Director
Director
Claude Lelouch
Writer
Writer
Claude Lelouch
Producer
Producer
Francis Lai
Music
Music
Michel Legrand
Music
Music
Jean Boffety
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Sophie Bhaud
Editor
Editor
Hugues Darmois
Editor
Editor
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