Production
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Jeff, a notorious gangster, has just served 3 years in prison for pimping. He reunites with his accomplices and sets up a cigarette smuggling business, all the while maintaining a perfect alibi. We're in Dieppe, and the bustling harbor life allows a wide variety of people to indulge in a variety of trafficking activities.
Lydia, a model, and Helga, a flight attendant, live together and share the rent. Lydia gets a job in a cabaret, but the owner soon asks her to become a trainer, which she refuses. To punish her, he locks her up in his house. Thanks to her friend Helga, the police take a closer look at the manager's reprehensible actions.
For fun, two men kidnap and torment women in bondage.
Inspector Dubois investigates burglaries carried out by the Barbus gang. He tracks down the criminals and shoots some of them dead, before discovering that one of them is his brother.
