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A puppet theater, three singers, and Jacques Brel's soul—this isn't your grandma's musical.
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Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)

cult odditytheatrical fever dreamFrench cabaret chaos

Overview

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Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.

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Content warning
based on play or musicalmusical revue

Standout Aspects

Acting

Elly Stone's shopping bag lady will haunt your dreams.

Direction

Denis Héroux commits fully to the unhinged puppet theater concept.

Writing

Mort Shuman's English adaptations preserve Brel's bitter poetry.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel weirdly alive.·Rewatch: Catch new Brel lyrics you missed while distracted by hippies.
Heads up:Emotional: Brel's songs about mortality and lost love hit unexpectedly hard.
Denis Héroux

Director

Denis Héroux

ReleasedJan 27, 1975
Runtime1h 38m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Budget$850K
The American Film Theatre

Top Cast

Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

Self

Mort Shuman

Mort Shuman

Taxi Driver

Annick Berger

Annick Berger

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Trivia

Brel himself appears in the film but refused to watch the final cut, reportedly finding the adaptation too sentimental.

Cultural

This 1972 off-Broadway show sparked the American Brel obsession that influenced everyone from David Bowie to Scott Walker.

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