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Gala

  • January 1961
  • 20mins

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Directed by

    Jean-Daniel Pollet,

    Starring

    Claude Melki,

    Gésip Légitimus,

    Dolly Bell,

    Benoît Videuil

    ...

    Gala (1961), a more polished version of Pourvu, set in a black cha-cha nightclub. Relying more upon looks, faces, and unease, rather than gags or dialogue, Pollet sets the cool elegance of the club's manager against the decidedly uncool Melki and his sartorial inadequacies. - Village Voice