A 1971 French fever dream where TV kills live music and magic matches might save your soul.
This variety show, with its new concept, is presented as a musical comedy. Having formed an orchestra, a group of young people perform in the courtyards of an old Parisian neighborhood, hoping to earn some money. But no one listens to them. All the tenants of the building are glued to their television sets. Only one mysterious man takes an interest in the group and offers them a box of magic matches.
Direction
Desfons blends Brechtian satire with genuine musical charm.
Acting
Claude Piéplu's pirate TV director steals every frame.
Director
Pierre Desfons
Monique Tarbès
Owner of the cafe
Claude Piéplu
Director of pirate TV
Daniel Prévost
Technician
Sophie Agacinski
Announcer
Michel Tureau
Concierge
Didier Kaminka
A young man
Dani
A young woman
Sheila
A star
Michel Fugain
A young man
Françoise Hardy
A star
Stéphan Reggiani
A young man
Carlos
A young man
Michel Polnareff
A star
Boby Lapointe
A star
Marcel Azzola
A personality
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during France's massive ORTF television strikes, making its anti-broadcast message accidentally timely.
Daniel Prévost, playing a technician here, would become one of France's most beloved satirists — this was his cinematic origin story.
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