French FILM FESTIVAL 

 BIOGRAPHICAL DRAMA / FRANCE / 2024 / 134 MINS / M 

In French with English subtitles

Directors:  Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Bastien Bouillon, Marie-Julie Baup, Camille Moutawkil 

Born in Paris in 1924,  the son of Armenian refugees, Charles Aznavour’s formative years are spent in poverty, but distinguished by his parents’ passion for music and theatre. Ridiculed for his short stature and raspy tenor voice,  Aznavour’s early attempts at a showbiz career during the Occupation falter. Whilst a gifted lyricist and storyteller, his material finds more success in the hands of others, including his friend Pierre, and later the imperious Edith Piaf, who becomes a highly influential mentor and supporter. But by the 1950s, Aznavour finally realises his own ambitions; his empathetic ‘chansons’ about the heartbreaks, confusions and passions of the common man catapult him to global attention.

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