Monsieur Aznavour
Cinema Pre-premiere Series
France, 2024
A film by Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade
Featuring: Tahar Rahim, Victor Meutelet, Bastien Bouillon, and Marie-Julie Baup
134 mins. | French with Hebrew & English subtitles
Charles Aznavour – facets we've never gotten to know, from his childhood in poverty to his rise to fame. We'll talk about his songs and romantic episodes, his triumphs and failures, from Paris to New York – an extraordinary journey following a compassionate artist, exciting, intense, fragile but invincible,who dedicated his entire life to his art. One of the greatest singers of all time, Monsieur Aznavour. An extraordinary cultural icon, singer, composer, actor, and poet who sold 180 million albums worldwide thanks to hits like La Bohème and She that made many hearts tremble.
Before the film's Screening- a lecture by actor and director Zviki Levin:
Charles Aznavour – Au printemps tu reviendras (In the Spring, You'll Return)
We'll delve into some of Aznavour's songs that do not appear in the film; we'll bring you the moving story of his return to Armenia, his parents' homeland, after a devastating earthquake; we'll get to know the charming sides of his personality through intimate interviews; we'll describe the last chapter of his life and his death just before he set off on another world tour at 94; and we'll also dwell on the connection between his music and Hebrew songs.
Sixth and final meeting for the series' subscribers
19:00 Lecture (Hebrew)
20:00 Film screening
Courtesy of Nachshon Films
- Duration:134 mins. (lecture not included)
- Photography:Courtesy of Nachshon Films
- Remarks:Sixth and final meeting for the series subscribers

