Violins at the Ball

1h 50min

Drama

War

In this WW II drama based on an autobiographical story by director Michel Drach, a Jewish boy and his family living in Nazi occupied France, attempt to escape the cruel invaders. Later the boy grows up to become a filmmaker obsessed with chronicling his childhood.

Production Companies

Port Royal Films

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

Cast

Gabrielle Doulcet

Gabrielle Doulcet

Mélanie, Michel's grandmother
David Drach

David Drach

The child
Nathalie Roussel

Nathalie Roussel

Michel's sister
Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Nat

She, Michel's wife

Release date

2nd Jun 1974

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français