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Cabaret Paradis
2006 Comedy
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Credits
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Director: Corinne Benizio, Gilles Benizio
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Script: Corinne Benizio
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Photo: Jeanne Lapoirie
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Music: Gilles Douieb
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Cast: Corinne Benizio (Shirley),
Gilles Benizio (Dino),
Michel Vuillermoz (Jeff),
Christian Hecq (Paco),
Riton Liebman (Manu),
Maaike Jansen (Pakita),
Serge Riaboukine (Wladimir),
Nathalie Serrault (Danseuse cabaret 1),
Toni Cecchinato (Le magicien),
Vittoria Scognamiglio (L'assistante du magicien),
Agathe Natanson (Mireille),
Anton Yakovlev (Le mafieux russe),
Pascal Durozier (Gabriel,
le régisseur),
Eriq Ebouaney (Le commissaire)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 98 min
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Summary
Travelling performers Shirley and Dino cannot get to Paris fast enough when they learn
they have inherited a cabaret nightclub in Pigalle. What they see isn’t quite what
they had expected – a rundown building and a lacklustre show performed by untalented has-beens.
Worse, Manu, the owner of a neighbouring casino claims that he won the nightclub from
their gambling-addicted uncle. Shirley and Dino are not prepared to let these obstacles
deter them and so they put everything they have into making the nightclub a success.
Unfortunately, Manu is equally determined to get his hands on the nightclub…
Review
Popular cabaret act Corinne and Gilles Benizio, a.k.a. Shirley and Dino, make their cinematic
debut in a film that looks destined to be a cult classic. The duo’s brand of comedy
– a self-deprecating homage-cum-send-up of Musical Hall acts of the 1950s – proved to
be enormously successful in France, where they appear regularly on television variety
shows. The same comedy works surprisingly well on the big screen, and it certainly
makes a refreshingly clean alternative to the current, increasingly tedious, trend for
vulgarity. Whilst admittedly there’s not a great deal plot-wise, Cabaret
Paradis is one of those eccentric oddities that has universal appeal – stylish,
in a kitsch 1960s kind of way, and tirelessly funny. The film relies heavily on
the talent and charisma of its two leads – who also wrote and directed the film – but,
when you’ve seen Shirley and Dino in action, that’s no bad thing. A wonderfully
diverting piece of fun.
© James Travers 2006
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