Le bal (1931)

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Country: France
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1931-09-11
Director: Wilhelm Thiele
Writers: Irène Némirovsky , Ladislas Fodor , Curt Siodmak , Henry Falk
Language: French
Stars: Germaine Dermoz , Danielle Darrieux , André Lefaur , Pierre de Guingand , Marguerite Pierry , Allan Durant , Vanda Gréville , Paulette Dubost
Runtime: 75 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: O Baile (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Den s' afino, den tha pas (Greece) , Prom (United States of America) , Le bal , Le bal (France, French Republic) , El baile (Spain) , Alle porte del gran mondo (Italy) , Bal (Poland) , ル・バル (Japan)
Plot: Two middle-class notions dealers live happily with their girl.But an inheritance turns these nice people into snob Nouveaux Riches;although the aristocracy invites them,the 'Tout-Paris ' laughs behind their back;for the counts,dukes ,ambassadors and other VIP ,they are nothing but a laughing stock whereas they think they are part of the chic world. They invite their would be new friends for a ball (hence the title),in their desirable new mansion,but their daughter,sick and tired of being abandoned by her once loving parents,throws the invitations into the Seine.
IMDB:tt0021638