Movie Quiz: Try to identify at least 6 of these 8 movies!

In 1993, Claude Berry, the main producer of French cinema (Asterix and Obelix, Mission Cléopâtre, Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis) and famous director (Chao Pantin, Jean de Floret), took on a daring challenge. Peaks of French literature: Emile Zola Germinal.

The cast of this adaptation includes: Miu-Miu, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Carmet, but especially for the first time on the big screen in a leading role, Renaud, one of the most popular singers of his generation.

Many other French song stars have tried their hand at film, as we’ll see in this quiz, but before you get started, the filming secrets of Claude Berry’s film will be broadcast tomorrow on France 5.

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A painful experience

It took Reno three years to land the role of Étienne Lantier, and he sees his experience in this ambitious film as one of the worst of his life for several reasons, starting with the fact that, he says, Claude Berry never trusted him and constantly outdid him. In addition, the singer looked bad on the screen and was embarrassed because he was playing a revolutionary character when in real life he was rich and indulged in extras during filming. Uncertain situation.

Patrick Bruel expected?

Reno was rumored to have accepted the role of Etienne Lantier in Germinal because he was afraid that Claude Berry would cast Patrick Bruel in the role. But in the interview he gave TeleramaThe singer denied it and said that it was just a joke.

An ambitious film

“Germinal” at that time was worth about 165 million francs, or 25 million euros. The success was after the film was the fourth biggest success in France in 1993 with over 6 million admissions. When it was released, Germinal was also the most expensive French film in history.

Now it’s game time to try to find the titles of these eight movies that featured singers.