Mireille Mathieu - Singen, nur singen

Dec 3, 2021

★ 7.0

Overview

Mireille Mathieu, along with Edith Piaf and Dalida, is part of France's national cultural heritage. The documentary shows the tension between the celebrated and at the same time banished, the ambassador of France in the world, who appears only rarely in her own homeland. Why is Mireille Mathieu, the unusual star, so divisive?

Genres

Documentary

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

MDR

ARTE

DOKFILM

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Cast

Self - Narrator

Thomas Arnold

Self

Mireille Mathieu

Self (archive footage)

Peter Alexander

Self (archive footage)

Paul Anka

Self (archive footage)

Charles Aznavour

Self

Christian Bruhn

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