The Hunchback of Notre Dame: a screening with the French voice cast in Paris

The Club de l’Étoile marks the 30th anniversary of The Hunchback of Notre Dame this Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.. The Disney film released in 1996 will be screened, with Chronique Disney and several participants from its French-language dub in attendance.

Before the film, the Chronique Disney team will revisit how Paris is depicted, and take a closer look at Quasimodo, Esmeralda and Frollo, as well as Alan Menken’s score. The screening will be followed by a discussion about the making of the French dubbing.

Georges Costa, the musical director of the French-language dub; Claudia Meyer, Esmeralda’s singing voice; Bernard Alane, the voice of Clopin and La Muraille; Philippe Videcoq, artistic director of the French dub; and Anouch Danielian, the calligrapher for the French version, are among those announced.

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Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, this animated adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel follows Quasimodo, Notre Dame’s bell-ringer, raised apart from society by Frollo. The screening is priced at €14 full price and €12 for concessions, at 14 Rue Troyon in the 17th arrondissement.

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