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Clara and the Why Not

by Jacques Monnet1h501981France
Clara and the Why Not

Recommended byValérie Donzelli

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Three days in the lives of six friends who are nearly 30 years old, live in Grenoble, and have a rock band called the "Why Notes?". They're to play in Paris at Charles's school reunion. In getting to Paris and back, the characters interact with Aimee's ex-husband and her abrasive, cruel ex-mentor, Louise's would-be lover who turns out to have a husband, Mickey's long-time lover and her children, Bertrand's Germanic wife and their children who speak no French, and Frederic's distant mother. The band also meets Clara, a mercurial free spirit who beguiles Bertrand, then Mickey, then takes up with someone else in the band.

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Directed by : Jacques Monnet
    • Screenplay : Jean-Loup Dabadie
    • Décors : Dominique André
    • Costumes : Annie Périer
    • Editor : Pierre Gillette
    • Original score : Alain Poiré, Manu Katché, Michel Jonasz
    • Image : Yves Lafaye

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1981
    • French release date : 14 janvier 1981
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : French

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