Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962)
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Pierre Perrin, Bernadette Lafont, Sophie Hardy, Claude Brasseur, Michel Serrault, Robert Manuel, Jean Carmet, Jean Richard
A Parisian taxi driver’s song becomes a hit, turning his life into an exhausting round of promotion.
The story
Paul Prunier, a Parisian taxi driver, writes a song called “A Moonlight in Maubeuge.” His friend Monique, who works for a radio company, has the song recorded on a disc, and it is played at the start of a classical music program. The song becomes a success, prompting people to seek out its author with a lucrative offer. Charly, a record-company director, tracks Paul down and signs him. As the song’s popularity brings increasing promotional demands, Paul has to contend with the pressures of his sudden new life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Paul Prunier, a Parisian taxi driver, has composed a song called “A Moonlight in Maubeuge,” which his friend Monique, an employee at a radio company, has had recorded on a disc. The disc is played at the beginning of a classical music program. In view of its success, people search for the author in order to make him a “golden offer.” Charly, the director of a record company, tracks Paul down and signs him. Paul Prunier then has to put up with all the promotional demands generated by his success. He resists the exhaustion of his new life, marries Virginie, and leaves on his honeymoon. Unfortunately, even in Japan, his “Moonlight in Maubeuge” has caught up with him. The film is inspired by the true story of Pierre Perrin, who wrote and sang the song “A Moonlight in Maubeuge” in 1962. It became a phenomenal success and was covered by many performers in France. This would be his only appearance as a performing singer.
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