J'aurais voulu être un danseur
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103 min.

François Maréchal’s life is calm and happy. Married to a young and pretty woman, he’s the father of a small boy and has just been promoted – he’s now the manager of a video store. Everything seems to be going wonderfully in his well-ordered life – up until the day that Singin’ in the Rain comes out on DVD and François is caught in the spell of the wonderful world of musicals. He very quickly reaches a decision: he wants to become a tap dancer! Turning his back on his peaceful happiness, he dumps his wife, child and job to live his sudden, all-consuming passion. A mediocre but persevering dancer, he finally manages to exercise his craft in a provincial nightclub and must confront his past in the shape of his father, whom he thought was dead. Like François, many years ago he’d left home and hearth to become a tap dancer.

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© Artémis Productions/Liaison Cinématographique

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© Artémis Productions/Liaison Cinématographique

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Directors
Alain Berliner
Alain Berliner
Director  
Cast
Vincent Elbaz
Vincent Elbaz
François  
Cécile de France
Cécile de France
Blanche  
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Guy adulte  
Circé Lethem
Circé Lethem
Ariane  
Pierre Cassignard
Pierre Cassignard
Guy Jeune  
Jeanne Balibar
Jeanne Balibar
Claudia  
Scriptwriter Alain Berliner
Scriptwriter Sonia Bekhor
Director of photography Tony Pierce Roberts
Sound recordist Pierre Mertens
Sound mixer Dean Humphreys
Composer Terry Davies
Composer Marc Collin
Composer Jeannot Sanavia
Composer Frédéric Vercheval
Composer Christophe Vervoort
Composer Pierre Roger
Picture editor Marie-Hélène Dozo
Production designer Pierre-François Limbosch
Costume designer Catherine Marchand
Color
Color
Image format
2.35 (35mm Scope)
Sound
Dolby SR-D
Running time
103 min.
Language(s)

French