The Joy of Singing
2008, French. Directed by Ilan Duran Cohen.
A banker has died. He trafficked in nuclear material, so French intelligence assign two agents to find his list of contacts, which are on a flash drive: Muriel - the boss, acerbic, willing to sleep with any man, wondering if she should have a child - and Philippe, younger, boyish, meticulous, bothered by Muriel's frank sexual interest. They watch Constance, the banker's widow: a naïve, friendly, open, trusting. She's taking opera lessons, so the French spies join the class, which Muriel enjoys. It seems that other spies are after the same USB, and some of them sing as well. Singing, spying, and sex lead to duets of all kinds as well as to an eventual showdown.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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The Joy of Singing is streaming on Philo in India.
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Cast & crew
- Ilan Duran CohenDirector
- Marina FoïsMuriel
- Lorànt DeutschPhilippe
- Caroline DuceyAnna
- Pierre PalmadeL'animateur radio
- Jeanne BalibarConstance Müller
- Julien BaumgartnerJulien
- Nathalie RichardNoémie
- Dominique Reymondl'intermédiaire
- Antoine GouyThomas
- Pierre Mailletle réceptioniste
- Guillaume QuatravauxJoseph
- Nicolas PignonLe médecin
Details
- Released
- 26 November 2008
- Original title
- Le Plaisir de chanter
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Philippe Lasry, Ilan Duran Cohen
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The Joy of Singing runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Joy of Singing is streaming on Philo in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Joy of Singing?
The Joy of Singing (2008) was directed by Ilan Duran Cohen and stars Marina Foïs, Lorànt Deutsch, Caroline Ducey.