Mademoiselle Swing

1942
1h 40m

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Stuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which i... Read allStuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which illuminates her days. So when, one day, Raymond Serre and his swing orchestra come to Angou... Read allStuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which illuminates her days. So when, one day, Raymond Serre and his swing orchestra come to Angoulême, she seizes the opportunity to slip the copy of a song she has written into the pocke... Read all

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Swing-bin.

Jazz ,masquerading as "swing" , was during the occupation in WW2 a social phenomenon ,a cultural rebellion against the Nazis in France ; for lack of Americans, the West Indies musicians play a prominent part in this craze.

Richard Pottier's film is insignificant ; the director was able to direct a musical as "fanfare d'amour" (the German remake of which spawned "some like it hot" )bore out , but this time it dies on the vine. The screenplay is hackneyed , dull and derivative .

The generation gap , unca is a classical composer , his young niece is a swing buff , is a cliché ; so is dad , a modern artist in Paris ;the love affair is thoroughly bland ; one can save,at a pinch ,the always reliable Elvire Popesco ,and Raymond Legrand ,a composer in real life.

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The French word "zazou," which stood for rebellious youth under the Petain regime who wanted to dress and have their hair in an offbeat way, was popularized by a song in this film.