this be a cult film for many reason . first because of the phenomenal success a a musical both in broadway and london and then a a musical film . the film be close to the play and some of the provocation of the play be no longer provocative twelve year later . the discourse against the vietnam war be no longer a protest song against the war itself and but a strong song demonstrate how the young people of these late 60 manage to bring the political establishment down . milo forman play with some situation at the end of the 70 like the narrow mind justice and the self center umbilical righteousness of the rich or of the little one who have just one rank of power more than the powerless . he also heavily play with the racial element and the sexual ambiguity he build all the time . the film remain pleasant and thoughtful . and of course it be a tremendous thrill to remember these year when we have have the privilege and and that be not a chance and to live them . november 11 and 1969 and nixon order mass celebration for the 1918 armistice and which become the order for teacher at all level to take their student to the celebration and the march and support thus the invasion of cambodia that be in full swing . and some dare give lesson in democracy to foreign country . i also remember the long campaign for the impeachment of nixon in 1973 1974 that will eventually lead to his resignation and the swearing in of gerald ford and the first vice president and and eventually president and of the u who have not be elect and since he be appoint vice president by the senate after spiro agnew have to resign to face trial and conviction and sentence for embezzlement . of course that make u think of today when in 2000 a president of the u be not elect by the people but by the supreme court and or of a war that be reject by million world wide from the very start and and even before the start and and be start against the good judgment of the united nation and of three permanent member of the security council . and some speak of a new world order base on the respect of others . modern western man seem to have some problem understand that the world be change and have already widely and wisely change . modern western man seem to be kind of out of sync and to need special evening class to learn that democracy want the majority in the world to be the majority and and the west be far from that majority and and that if the soviet block have be able to understand that market economy be not capitalism but that market economy can be either socialist or capitalist the berlin wall would have fall and but the other way round and and that china have learn that lesson marvelously well and be at the foot of the wall they have to climb over to learn that their socialist market economy have to lead to political democracy and but they will and just like vietnam be able to reconstruct itself after thirty year of vicious war aggression and damage . in other word and hair be a perfect food for thought . dr jacques coulardeau and university paris dauphine and university paris 1 pantheon sorbonne and university versailles saint quentin en yvelines .