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French Cancan

1955 NR 1h 42m 7.3

This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.

Henri Danglard, proprietor of the fashionable (but bankrupt) cafe 'Le Paravent Chinois' featuring his mistress, belly-dancer Lola, goes slumming in Montmarte, circa 1890, where the then-old-fashioned cancan is still danced. There he conceives the idea of reviving the cancan as the feature of a new, more popular establishment...and meets Nini, a laundress and natural dancer whom he hopes will be the star of his new show. But a tangled maze of jealousies intervenes.

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Info about French Cancan

Studio(s): Jolly Film, Franco London Films

Originally Released: Apr 16, 1956

Production Countries: France, Italy

Box Office Gross: $1,545,749.00

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

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