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When I Was a Singer

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When I Was a Singer
Directed byXavier Giannoli
Written byXavier Giannoli
Produced byPierre-Ange Le Pogam
Edouard Weil
StarringGérard Depardieu
Cécile De France
CinematographyYorick Le Saux
Edited byMartine Giordano
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Distributed byEuropaCorp Distribution
Release date
  • 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$10,205,575[1]

When I Was a Singer (French: Quand j'étais chanteur) is a 2006 French musical romantic drama film starring Gérard Depardieu and Cécile de France. It was written and directed by Xavier Giannoli.

Plot

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Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow disappearance of that audience and of his advancing years. He is completely knocked off balance when he meets strikingly attractive and much younger businesswoman Marion. She seems distant and apparently otherwise involved but soon shows quiet signs of reciprocating his interest. A brief dalliance turns into something much more complicated and he starts to employ - indeed monopolise - her services as an estate agent by announcing he suddenly must move house.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Alternative titles

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Quand j'étais chanteur was released in the United Kingdom under the title The Singer.

References

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  1. ^ Quand j'étais chanteur (The Singer) (2006)
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: When I Was a Singer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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