Song Chronicle of France. The film introduces viewers to the works of famous French chansonniers - Edith Piaf, Mireille Mathieu, Salvatore Adamo and others.
Views of central Paris.
Small houses, narrow streets.
Edith Piaf, photographs.
Footage from the newsreel: Edith Piaf's funeral, 14.10.1963. A fragment of the singer's last concert.
Lights of Paris at night.
Olympia Music Hall.
People gathering for the concert.
Photographs.
Georges Brassens.
A fragment of a performance by J. Brassens.
A street cafe. J. Brassens at home, smoking a pipe and playing the guitar.
Piaf E. (Gassion E.D.) - French singer
actress. Brassens J. -- French poet
composer
author and performer of songs.
14.10.1963
Paris
Georges Brassens at home, excerpts from an interview about his life and music.
Excerpt from a concert.
People in the foyer of the Olympia.
Evening Paris (cafes, shop windows, taxis), moving footage. J. Brassens on stage.
The Blue Bar (formerly the Merliton café).
A memorial plaque in honor of the chansonnier Aristide Bruant.
A painting by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting the singer and his entourage, various drawings; a recording of a song performed by A. Bruant is heard.
Roofs and chimneys.
Trees without leaves, embroidered fabric flows, a weaver at work on an old loom; a weaver's song is heard.
Panoramas of Paris.
Passers-by on the streets.
Visitors to the bar.
Poster of a concert by Salvatore Adamo.
Brassens J. -- French poet
composer
author and performer of songs.
Paris
An excerpt from Salvatore Adamo's performance; photographs. S. Adamo meeting fans on the streets.
Working in a recording studio; excerpts from an interview about his family, his university studies, his entry into music, and the traditions of French song.
People at tables in a cafe.
A worker covers up an outdated poster; streets and landmarks of Paris.
Posters for concerts by Salvatore Adamo and Serge Reggiani.
A poster for S. Reggiani's concert and an illuminated sign above the entrance to the Bobino music hall. S. Reggiani signs autographs.
Photos. S. Reggiani smokes and has a snack; excerpts from an interview about his work on the music and theater stage.
A poster and an ad above the entrance to Bobino.
Adamo S. -- Belgian chansonnier
actor
public figure. Reggiani (Reggiani) S. -- French theater and film actor
singer
artist.
Paris
An excerpt from a concert by Serge Reggiani.
Jean Ferrat with friends at rehearsals, during a break, in cafes and bars; an excerpt from an interview about the creation of the song "Darkness and Fog".
Interspersed with young people dancing at a disco, people riding cars at an amusement park, monuments to those killed in concentration camps, flowers at the Eternal Flame.
Blossoming chestnut trees.
The writer Maurice Druon talks about a partisan song during the French Resistance.
Reggiani (Reggiani) S. -- French theater and film actor
singer
artist. Ferrat (Tenenbaum) J. -- French composer
poet-songwriter. Druon M.S.R.S. -- French writer
socio-political figure
Minister of Culture of France (1973-1974).
Paris
Maurice Druon prints photographs; continuation of the interview about wartime songs.
Chronicle of World War II: fascist troops in Paris.
A man throws a grenade out of a window.
A truck explodes.
German tanks.
A tree falls.
Residents erect barricades.
Fighting in the streets, military equipment, ambulances.
Parisians lead arrested Germans under escort.
The French flag is raised.
Aerial panorama of Paris.
Photo of a man sitting by the wall.
Wet snow on the glass.
Burning candles.
Wet car window, windshield wipers working.
Streets of Paris on a rainy day (passers-by under umbrellas, cars, cafe patrons, street vendors).
Singer and composer Francis Lemarque.
Everyday life on the Canal Saint-Martin (bridges, locks, passages of cargo ships).
Actress and singer Juliette Greco with friends in a cafe in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter; memories of childhood and youth.
Alternation: streets of the neighborhood, it’s snowing, an excerpt from a speech by J. Greco.
Druon M.S.R.S. -- French writer
socio-political figure
Minister of Culture of France (1973-1974). Lemarque F. (Korb N.) -- French singer and composer. Greco J. -- French singer and actress.
1939-1945
Paris
Interspersed: streets of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, snow falling, excerpt from Juliette Greco's performance.
Jacques Brel in his dressing room. J. Brel on stage.
Cabaret "Jacob's Ladder".
An aspiring singer performing.
Photograph of J. Brel.
Empty stage with a microphone.
Photograph.
Excerpt from J. Brel's concert.
The artist answers fans' questions. J. Brel in his dressing room.
Mireille Mathieu backstage.
Excerpt from M. Mathieu's concert.
Various views of Paris during the day and late at night.
Mireille Mathieu.
Greco J. -- French singer and actress. Brel J. -- Belgian poet
bard
actor
Director. Mathieu M. is a French pop singer.
Paris
The film introduces viewers to the work of famous French chansonniers - Edith Piaf, Mireille Mathieu, Salvatore Adamo, Jacques Brel, Juliette Greco, Jean Ferrat, Francis Lemarque, Georges Brassens, Serge Reggiani.
1969
Paris