Le rançon de la gloire

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La Rançon de la Gloire: Original soundtrack from the film by Xavier Beauvois, music composed and conducted by Michel Legrand: After the triumph of Des hommes et des dieux, Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and César for Best Film, Xavier Beauvois moves toward the world of Dino Risi or Ettore Scola with La Rançon de la gloire, a comedy that is both biting and poetic, based on a real-life incident: the story of the two crooks who stole Chaplin’s coffin in 1978 in order to extort money from his family. On screen, Benoît Poelvoorde and Roschdy Zem portray this improbable mismatched duo. On the music side, Xavier Beauvois calls on a living legend of film music, whose path once crossed that of Chaplin: Michel Legrand. The mythical composer of L'Affaire Thomas Crown and Un été 42 delivers a spectacular symphonic score, incorporating several nods to the music of Limelight, signed... Chaplin. Between grand bursts of lyricism, jazz combinations and religious music, the soundtrack of La Rançon de la gloire immediately stands out as a major achievement in Michel Legrand’s filmography. “Today,” notes Xavier Beauvois, “the more I watch La Rançon de la gloire, the more the score makes me love the film. Michel Legrand made it his own, he made it more intelligent, more beautiful, more expansive. He fulfilled his mission with greatness of soul and much more.” CD 12 tracks / 34 minutes of music 8-page booklet / Interview with Xavier Beauvois