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Movie poster: Violins at the Ball (1974)
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Violins at the Ball

1974 · 110 min Drama War
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title Les Violons du bal
Year 1974
Country France
Genre Drama, War
Director Michel Drach
Runtime 110 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (14 votes)

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Michel Drach constructs an autobiographical narrative on the contrast between a child's vulnerability and an adult artist's analytical gaze. The film relies on a dual perspective, where the attempt to process trauma through cinema becomes the central driving force.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of a personal archive, where history is filtered through fragile memory and artistic obsession. This is a war drama that prioritizes introspection over spectacle. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Michel Drach

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In a quiet setting, with patience, allowing the layered structure of memory to unfold.

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