Europe 1 12:45 p.m., November 11, 2022, modified at 12:48 p.m., November 11, 2022

Cinema legend Claude Lelouch will lead a symphonic show on Monday at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, accompanied by 80 musicians from the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

At the microphone of Philippe Vandel, he returned to the importance of music in his films, which he describes as "very beautiful journey".

Palme d'Or at Cannes, Oscars and Golden Globes in the United States, a career spanning more than sixty years and some fifty films… We no longer need to introduce Claude Lelouch, world figure and cinema legend to whom directors like Tarantino claim to be.

On the occasion of the release of his symphonic show "From one film to another", the filmmaker came to confide in his love of music at the microphone of Europe 1. "Music played a very important role in my films. I engage the music before my films, at the same time as the actors, because I know that it is music that will best speak to our part of the irrational, to our unconscious, to what it there is something better in each of us," he says.

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Many cult songs

For the director, the equation is simple: music "makes us happy people", so thanks to it he wants to "make films that do good".

And the list is long.

Since 1962, moviegoers have been able to find Johnny Hallyday, Claude Nougaro, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida and many others in his filmography.

The best known is also inseparable from the success of the film:

A man and a woman

in 1966, composed by his favorite musician, Francis Lai.

"He was an angel on earth. I made 35 films with him and I think it's unique in the history of cinema to have had such a strong collaboration", recalls Claude Lelouch.

"You never die from an overdose of dreams"

"Music has absolutely incredible virtues. It's my main medicine. Then the great orchestra of Prague came to see me saying 'listen, we think that the music from your films has been around the world. They are accompanied We think it's a great place to dream and since you never die from an overdose of dreams, we would like to do a big concert,'" says the director.

His symphonic show, a cine-concert featuring highlights from his filmography, will be hosted by 80 musicians from the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

To find out, meet Monday evening at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.