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Clara and the Why Not
Clara and the Why Not
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Clara and the Why Not

Original Title: Clara et les Chics Types

1981
1h 40m
Music
Comedy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1981

Runtime

1h 40m

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Storyline

Three days in the lives of six friends who are nearly 30 years old, live in Grenoble, and have a rock band called the "Why Notes?". They're to play in Paris at Charles's school reunion. In getting to Paris and back, the characters interact with Aimee's ex-husband and her abrasive, cruel ex-mentor, Louise's would-be lover who turns out to have a husband, Mickey's long-time lover and her children, Bertrand's Germanic wife and their children who speak no French, and Frederic's distant mother. The band also meets Clara, a mercurial free spirit who beguiles Bertrand, then Mickey, then takes up with someone else in the band.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Jan 14, 1981
Digital Release
Dec 1, 2013
Languages
French
Director
Jacques Monnet
Jacques Monnet
Production
Productions Marcel Dassault
Productions Marcel Dassault
Gaumont International
Gaumont International
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

19 Cast Members

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Clara

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Bertrand

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Mickey

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Louise

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Charles

Roland Giraud

Roland Giraud

Paul

Christophe Bourseiller

Christophe Bourseiller

Frédérique

Marianne Sergent

Marianne Sergent

Aimée

Monique Chaumette

Monique Chaumette

La mère de Louise

Frédérique Tirmont

Frédérique Tirmont

Edith

Tatiana Vialle

Tatiana Vialle

Michel Pilorgé

Michel Pilorgé

Denise Noël

Denise Noël

Jacques Rosny

Jacques Rosny

Gaby Wagner

Aude Blanchard

Gaëlle Legrand

Gaëlle Legrand

Claude Legros

Claude Legros

Jean-Jacques Grimblat

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