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Zouzou is a French film by Marc Allégret released in 1934. Josephine Baker, who plays the title character, was the first black woman to play the leading role in a major motion picture. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson and Alexandre Trauner.
As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall.
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- Crime, Musical, Romance
- Marc Allégret
- 1934-12-21
Zouzou is a French film by Marc Allégret released in 1934. Josephine Baker, who plays the title character, was the first black woman to play the leading role...
- 84 min
- GoldenFlickLounge
Deux orphelins, Zouzou (une métisse) et Jean, grandissent dans le cirque Romarin. Le directeur les élève comme ses enfants et les présente en phénomène de foire, disant qu'ils sont jumeaux. Zouzou est une petite fille pleine de rêves.
- Joséphine BakerJean Gabin
- d'après le roman dePépito G. Abatino
- Marc Allégret
- Ciné-Arys ProductionsLes Films H. Roussillon
The film follows the life story of a young black woman from her childhood in a circus to adult success in the musical theater. Zouzou, a black girl, and Jean, a white boy, are displayed as twins in the side show of a circus. As adults Zouzou (Josephine Baker) and Jean (Jean Gabin) still regard themselves as sister and brother.
Oct 18, 2011 · "As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall.
As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she's dark, he's light. After they've grown, he treats her as if she were his sister, but she's in love with him. In Paris, he's a music hall electrician, she's a laundress who delivers clean underwear to the hall.
