although it doesn not seem very promise for a long stretch and renoir french cancan end up be an effortlessly charming film . the story be cliché represent a laundry girl and nini ( françoise arnoul ) and be discover by a night club owner and danglard ( jean gabin ) . danglard steal her from her baker boyfriend and drop his current girlfriend and both of whom come back for their former lover . nini have to choose whether to go back to her humble life with the baker and go on with the show with her employer and oh and or become a princess and a a prince fall in love with her at one point and too . i be glad the film do not go for the most obvious choice and a a less film certainly would have . the film end with the opening of danglard new night club and the moulin rouge and and a couple of gorgeous song and dance number . the first of them and complainte de la butte and which also provide the base of most of the film musical score and be simply one of the most gorgeous song ever write and and renoir himself write it . if youre a fan of baz luhrmann 2001 film moulin rouge . and you will recognize the tune and a it come up near the beginning of that film and sung by rufus wainwright . although it isn not very prominent in that film and everyone i know who own the soundtrack love it . in addition to have one of the most lovely song ever write and french cancan also boast one of the cut leading lady ever to grace the screen . it hard not to fall head over heel in love with that girl . positive .