Tralala

2021 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Musical

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 510 510

Plot summary

A 48-year-old homeless singer and composer receive a cryptic message that makes him believe he has been visited by the Virgin Mary.

Director

Arnaud Larrieu Photo
Arnaud Larrieu

Top cast

Jalil Lespert Photo
Jalil Lespert as Benjamin Trescazes
Mathieu Amalric Photo
Mathieu Amalric as Tralala / Pat Rivière
Mélanie Thierry Photo
Mélanie Thierry as Jeannie
Maïwenn Photo
Maïwenn as Barbara
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1.09 GB
1280*536
French 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 0 min
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1.04 GB
1280*538
French 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 56 min
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2.23 GB
1920*804
French 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 0 min
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2.14 GB
1904*800
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr   us  
25 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nobregas2000 10 / 10

Beautiful , simple and grand musical film that leaves you changed

I reserved rating of 10 for cinema that I greatly enjoy but that also feels personal to me and that, as Tralala, moves my emotional and existential geography. You feel envigorated with the subject matter of life. Mattew Almaric conveys so much beauty and tenderness in his performance of a homeless person who is driven to take the role of another. The film is set in Paris and in the town of Lourdes, France. This is the cinema that the French sometimes gets us accustomed to, simplicity and grandness altogether. And do not miss Bertran Belin, a great French musician little known in the US but that I have been used to love for 3 years playing a character and a great song in the film finale. And the performance of Denis Lavant as a Shakespearean movie jester. The film ends with him dancing like in the classic Claire Denis' Beau Travail. Tralala is unforgettable. Thanks to directors and producers and everyone.
Reviewed by andrewscate 9 / 10

Not the waltz, this is disco!

This film felt different from many angles. First the music was intriguing as well as different: not quite a musical and more like a Hymn or meditation through music through life it breathes another dimension into the ordinary, a homeless man's day and those he meets. Tralala is a musical is like clapping a beat, or adding boots and cats to rhyme and he takes this as his name. He, homeless. He, lost. He like a dice roll drifts and finds something in the small and unseen in our lives we might usually overlook.Another dimension and I have the feeling of uncertainty with breathing and letting go. As an audience member I wasn't prepared to take another's perspective that like a bomb Tralala is the devil's advocate. I didn't want to determine the meaning. It felt right to ket the film have an organic, fecund and less organized moment in my life. To breathe and not judge was what I was taking from Tralala.I also felt unsure that his appearance was anything but chance. Were these his family and friends who had wanted Pat from 29 years ago and he couldn't walk in his shoes or was he a healer walking in to heal the lost time and grief that had remained stake and for too long having heavy around the necks of loved ones seeking Pat for confirmation of their lives and their connections to community and each other?Uncertainty added dimension and took from the one who tried to destroy the film experience for me. Was this also part of Lourdes miracle or pilgrimage? Was this a journey I wouldn't take but still open me to breathing and organic life where experience needs flexibility and less determined goal oriented experiences?Tralala stated he couldn't meet the expectations to stay in a stable relationship and a home, or fixed community address. He had spent 20 years without a fixed residence. How could he change? He needed to roam and leave. Was this Pat also? Did Pat leave to explore the unknown because he couldn't follow in the footsteps of others submitting and committing to the social values in his home community?Disco in this film added more dimension and another angle. The loss and the new, rap or hip hop for another generation, was still mourned. The dance music and shared moves as well as light and pleasure was mourned. Where had disco gone for this generation and should older people feel shamed of their age and needs to express themselves through their generation, disco and dance?Encouraging older people to dance for therapy, neurobiology and , for example, improving quality of life for dementia patients learning steps to exercise the mind with the body and improve feelings like reward (Dopamine and serotonin) is important. To lose playfulness and music through the aging process is almost a letting go or giving in to the wrong perspective: that older people aren't attractive or should feel shamed for dancing and singing their cultural generation.Not the waltz, this is disco!This film allowed me to explore interpretation rather than hold on the one meaning.
Reviewed by teresa_rosado 8 / 10

Tralala - the free electron

Tralala is a very well performed French musical. The lyrics of the songs not only complement the story, but also give meaning to the story itself.As for the group of actors, the way they manage to act, singing, is remarkable. Mathieu Amalric unquestionably leads this group of actors, his work of composing the character Tralala is impressive, visible in his own facial expressions. This film is a pleasant surprise and it makes us reflect on life: wether we need so many stuff in our lives and how materialism should be replaced by affection and love. In in the end, we see how Tralala touches other peoples' lives and gives a sense to them, just because he gave each one of them some attention and kindness.
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