In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.

Marc Berman
as L'aristo / Le planqué / Le collaborationiste

Christophe Allwright
as le jeune homme de banlieue

Étienne Guichard
as le jeune professur

Régis Bouquet
as le patron de la salle

Francesco De Rosa
as Toni

Arnault Lecarpentier
as le jeune typographe

Liliane Delval
as l'alcoolique

Martine Chauvin
as la jeune fleuriste

Danielle Rochard
as la livreuse d'une modiste

Nani Noël
as la fille de joie / la jeune juive / la refugiée