Quand j'étais chanteur (The Singer) (2006)

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To be honest, I really had no idea what to expect from this flick and it seemed to be another really obscure French movie but since I always had a weak for Gérard Depardieu, I thought I might as well check it out. At first, the story seemed to be really lame. Indeed, I really don’t like this kind of folk music so, at first, I really had a hard time to care about the main character and what he w... read more

Widely regarded by critics as a return to form, THE SINGER stars French superstar Gerard Depardieu (CYRANO DE BERGERAC, GREED CARD) as nightclub singer Alain Moreau in this heart-warming romantic comedy. When Moreau spies the beautiful—and much younger Marion (Cecile de France – SWITCHBLADE ROMANCE) in his audience one evening, he arranges to meet her through a friend. Marion—devastated by a recent failed marriage—rejects Moreau's advances but the singer is going to give up on the object of his affection easily....