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Happy Arenas (1958)

Happy Arenas poster
Original title
Arènes joyeuses
Directed by
Maurice de Canonge
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic musical set in the French countryside of Martigues and Camargue. It follows characters involved in light mix-ups and festive performances.

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What happens

Happy Arenas (French: Arènes joyeuses) is a 1958 French musical comedy film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Fernand Raynaud, Danielle Godet and Colette Ripert. It is an operetta film, based on the 1934 operetta of the same title by Henri Allibert, René Sarvil and Vincent Scotto. Location shooting took place around Martigues and the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. The operetta had previously been made into the 1935 film Happy Arenas directed by Karl Anton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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