Parisian Pleasures

Parisian Pleasures (French: La revue des revues) is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Joe Francis and starring Josephine Baker, André Luguet and Hélène Hallier.[1] The film focuses on the Parisian nightlife of the time, showing various performances of the Jazz Age, including two by Baker, with the plot taking a backseat. The performances take place within several nightclubs in Montmartre, and feature scantily-clad exotic dancers, showgirls, and acrobats.[2]

Parisian Pleasures
Film poster from IMDb.com
Directed byJoe Francis
Produced byAlex Nalpas
Written byJoe Francis
Clément Vautel
StarringJosephine Baker
André Luguet
Hélène Hallier
Music byTaranta-Babu
CinematographyJimmy Berliet
Maurice Guillemin
Production
company
Kino Lorber Films
Release date
29 November 1927
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
Germany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

Plot

Gabrille Derisau is a down-on-her-luck seamstress with a dream of becoming a dance-hall star. She enters a contest aimed at finding the new Cinderella of Parisian nightclubs and ultimately wins. As her star is on the rise she develops a romantic interest with Georges Barsac, a fellow performer. But as their careers go in different directions, tensions begin to develop in their relationship.

Notes

Although Josephine Baker received top billing, she only appears in two dance segments; accounting for just a few minutes of screen time.

Cast
  • Josephine Baker
  • André Luguet as Georges Barsac
  • Hélène Hallier as Gabrielle Derisau
  • Pépa Bonafé
  • Erna Carise
  • Edmond Castel
  • Jeanne de Balzac
  • Mme. Dehan
  • Gretchikine
  • The Hoffman Girls as Themselves
  • John Tiller's Folies Girls as Themselves
  • Mme. Komakova
  • Londonia
  • Ludovic
  • Lila Nicolska
  • Skibinne
  • Standford
  • Titos
  • Henri Varna
  • Stanislawa Welska
  • Ruth Zackey

References
  1. Rège p.412
  2. La Revue des Revues, retrieved 2 May 2020

Bibliography
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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