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In this period dedicated to horror and Halloween, let yourself be tempted by a well-crafted detective musical comedy released in February 2003 in France: Chicagoavailable on Netflix.
Chicago, 1920s. Singer struggling to break through, Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is accused of murdering her lover and sent to prison. There she finds a jazz singer she admires, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), convicted of killing her husband and her sister, both caught in the act of adultery.
To ensure their defense, they hire Billy Flynn, a renowned lawyer (Richard Gere). Thanks to this trial, Roxie intends not only to be exonerated, but also to gain popularity and realize her professional dream.
Initially, the film Chicago sought to ride on the success of the musical Red Mill! toured by Baz Luhrmann and released in October 2001 in France. It will ultimately be much more than that, to the point of surpassing its model and exceeding 300 million dollars at the worldwide box office (nearly 525 million today).
The success is primarily due to the medium it adapts: the theatrical musical comedy Chicago by Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb et John Kander. It is one of the most popular shows…
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