Le Chanteur de Mexico (1957)
- Directed by
- Richard Pottier
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- France, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A singer travels from Mexico to Paris to pursue his career. He gets mixed up in romantic misunderstandings and performs songs from a popular operetta.
livelyromanticlightheartedwhimsicalcolorfulmusicalcheerfulold-fashioned
What happens
The Singer from Mexico (French: Le Chanteur de Mexico) is a French-Spanish musical film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez's operetta that premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 15 December 1951. It was in a tradition of operetta films that stretched back to the early sound era. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location in Paris and Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and Serge Piménoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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