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Paradisco

Country: France, Language: French, 17 mins

  • Director: Stéphane Ly-Cuong
  • Writer: Stéphane Ly-Cuong; Fabien Paul
  • Producer: Sandrine Cassidy; Gabriel Mamruth

CGiii Comment

For those of a certain age...this is deeply moving.

An emotional joy.

Bitter-sweet...done to perfection.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Francois picks up the handsome and much younger Nicolas. The morning after, they travel back in time to the era of Disco, when Francois was young.

Cast & Characters

Jérôme Pradon as Francois;
Nicolas Larzul as Nicolas;
Anthony Rapp as L'ami americain;
Barbara Scaff as Martine;
Ann'So as Yvonne;
Laurent Ban as Eric;
Gregori Baquet as Jacques;
Laetitia Colombani as La femme aux chocolats;
Alexandra Gonin;
Alyssa Landry as Brigitte;
Arnaud Marcon as Dancer;
Cyrille Romoli as Etienne;
Eric Vincent