What age is Monsieur Aznavour appropriate for?

9 alone, 8 with a parent; 9 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is Monsieur Aznavour not recommended under 9?

What's in it: our reading; war and exile, in the background; cigarettes, wine and cabarets. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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Monsieur Aznavour: what age is it for? 9 alone, 8 with a parent

9 alone, 8 with a parent.

Movie · 2024 · 2 h 13 · history, music, drama

YRS

The trailer

Alone, or with you

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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralone

Alone from 9; from 8, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.

In France, zinema would say 9.

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What it's about

From his poor childhood to his rise to fame, from his triumphs to his failures, from Paris to New York, discover the exceptional journey of an artist. Intimate, intense, fragile and indestructible, devoted to his art until the very end, here is one of the most immortal singers of all time: MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR.

Why 9

Our readingA singer's life with war and exile in the background, cigarettes and some twenty swear words: nine, eight with an adult.
reading
War and exile, in the backgroundArmenian refugee parents, the Occupation, resistance fighters hidden in the flat, a round-up narrowly avoided; death is spoken of ten times, never shown, and the film moves quickly on to the songs.
Cigarettes, wine and cabaretsForty shots of cigarettes, wine in every dressing room, some twenty swear words, a life of tours and late nights. Nothing more.

What the movie brings

A small man with a husky voice told he has nothing going for him, who works until he becomes Aznavour.
The songs French grandparents sing, with their story.
Armenian exile told by a refugee's son, for a child discovering where the French come from.

Watching it together

Before

Nothing to prepare; explain the Occupation if your child asks why people are hidden in the flat.

After

at 9 and up

Everyone tells Charles he has neither the looks nor the voice: what lets him keep going?

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A zinema reading from September 19, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made