When we listen The last session by Eddy Mitchell, we no longer know if we are crying over the closing of old neighborhood cinemas in the 60s, or if we remember a television show from the 80s, celebrating classic cinema. In any case, it is about nostalgia and regrets in front of a vanished time, and which could disappear even faster than we imagined.
You heard it on France Info, cinema professionals continue to wonder why the public has not returned to theaters “as before” after the bulk of the health crisis, and why attendance has not been as low for forty years. This raises questions about the economic model of cinemas. And which sends us back to a dizzying sung mythology. The lights go out, the film begins…
In the second episode of These songs that make the news airing this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Eddie Mitchell, The last session1977
Fernandel, I go to the cinema1931
Adrian Lamy, When I leave the cinema on Sunday evening1932
Luke Barney, My little friend from the cinema1948
Marie-José Neuville, I like to cry at the cinema1959
Stella, If you know something worse than a vampire, always tell me about it, maybe it can make me smile1966
Vincent Delarm, All actors are called Terence2008
Jeanne Aubert, On the dresser1937
Charles Trenet, my old cinema1951
Elise Vallee, Cinematograph1957
Yves Montand, Cine that sings1988
Eddie Mitchell, The last session1977
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