Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

Original title

Sous les toits de Paris

Directed by

René Clair

Genre

musical film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

G

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1930 French musical comedy follows a street singer in Paris who falls in love with a woman. Their romance is complicated by a friend and a local gangster, leading to misunderstandings and conflicts in a working-class neighborhood.

whimsicalmusicalromanticstreet-levelmelancholiclightheartedbittersweeturban

What happens

Under the Roofs of Paris (French: Sous les toits de Paris) is a 1930 French film directed by René Clair. The film was probably the earliest French example of a filmed musical-comedy, although its often dark tone differentiates it from other instances of the genre. It was the first French production of the sound film era to achieve great international success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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