Last Wednesday saw the release of Karaoke, the second film from director Stefan Ben Lahchen, who reunites with actress Michel Laroque, five years after his first film First Grade.
The film tells the story of Benedict, a famous opera singer who sees his career collapse. Fatou (Claudia Tagbo), a karaoke lover, is the only one who appeals to him. He comes up with an idea: to convince Benedict to participate in the Grand National Karaoke. The sheer vocal prowess of one and the tenacity of the other can light sparks and take them very far.
Last February, we already offered you a quiz on karaoke scenes in movies, and today you will have to recognize the song scenes in the cinema. Before you get started, some filmmaking secrets came out on Wednesday.
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A meeting of two worlds
Karaoke was born from Stefan Ben Lahchene’s dual desire to make a funny film that takes place in a competition setting and to combine two worlds that have nothing in common, “in particular, the popular one where I’m from. And the most privileged one I’ve known since I started working in cinema”.
play?
Michelle LaRocque and Claudia Tagbo actually sing in the film. The former, as a member of the Enfoirés troupe, has already given voice on stage, while the latter has appeared in the musical Ghost and also in the comedy Yo Mama. The songs were recorded before filming, but the actors actually sang them on set.
Coach of Star Ac
Michelle Larocque was accompanied by Carolyn Fevre, a teacher of lyrical singing. He and Claudia Tagbo also worked with Adeline Toniuti, the singing teacher of the Star Academy, who replaced Armande Altai in October 2022 and who appears on the screen in the jury of the World Cup in Japan.
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