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Same Old Song

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71% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Half a dozen Parisians repeatedly cross paths as they traverse the city and occasionally lip-sync popular tunes from bygone eras. Dull Claude (Pierre Arditi) is married to frustrated Odile (Sabine Azéma), who wants a new apartment. Her former lover Nicolas (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is also looking to move and turns to real estate agent Simon (André Dussollier) for help. Simon has a crush on Camille (Agnès Jaoui), Odile's sister, who is dating Simon's boss, Marc (Lambert Wilson).

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 06/07/2021
For all the expert interweaving of characters, plots, fantasies, and problems, the over-all impression is of a present tense that, in its febrile frivolity, is hardly a smudge on the heroic, turbulent, and bloody past. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 05/08/2014
A comedy about real estate and class differences, this was the biggest hit of Resnais' career in France, superbly capturing Paris in the 90s. Go to Full Review
Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle 10/30/2001
2/4
This is a puny benefit for a device that's arbitrary and precious and results in slowing down scenes and conversations for no reason but cuteness. Go to Full Review
Beth Accomando KPBS.org 04/18/2008
5/5
Sublime work from an old but still innovative French New Waver. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 08/29/2006
3.5/4
Densely plotted and endearingly neurotic. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/26/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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07/07/2011 Quel dommage! This should've been funnier if not for the abrupt lip-syncs. My favourite French pseudo-musical is still Modern Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-tczy7jOo). See more 06/10/2010 Si l'idée s'avère magnifique, l'exécution elle, ne convainc pas toujours. Heureusement, la qualité de la distribution et l'éloquence des textes, malgré un scénario par moment long et pas toujours intéressant, nous permettent de passer un très bon moment. De plus, malgré quelques choix qu'on ne s'explique pas toujours, les dernières 15 minutes s'avèrent particulièrement magnifiques et gagnantes. See more 05/30/2010 "parole parole parole..." Resnais è un genio See more 12/28/2009 Sur un scénario riche et très bien conçu des Bacri-Jaoui, Resnais signe un film fort, dense et complexe, dont les multiples visionnages ne permettent pas d'épuiser toutes les richesses. See more 12/02/2009 The ideas of Alain Resnais are amazing, but unfortunately, his lack of ability to develop these ideas onto the screen in On Connait La Chanson fall short of the full potential the film could have reached. The incorporation of the famous and olden time songs take viewers by surprise, and give you a few good laughs. The interweaving subplots are almost as confusing as some episodes of Lost: Season 5, but nonetheless, it is a film that is great for passing valuable time in a boring french class. See more 08/29/2009 Sympa, mais quelque longueurs. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Half a dozen Parisians repeatedly cross paths as they traverse the city and occasionally lip-sync popular tunes from bygone eras. Dull Claude (Pierre Arditi) is married to frustrated Odile (Sabine Azéma), who wants a new apartment. Her former lover Nicolas (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is also looking to move and turns to real estate agent Simon (André Dussollier) for help. Simon has a crush on Camille (Agnès Jaoui), Odile's sister, who is dating Simon's boss, Marc (Lambert Wilson).
Director
Alain Resnais
Producer
Bruno Pèsery
Screenwriter
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui
Distributor
Merchant-Ivory Productions [us], Artistic License
Production Co
Sofineurope, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR), Vega Films, France 2 Cinema, Le Studio Canal +, Cofimage 9, Greenpoint Films, Alia Film, Arena Films, European Co-production Fund, Caméra One
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 12, 1997, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.4K
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital