The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

Original title

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

Directed by

Jacques Demy

Genre

musical film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

G

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 660 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Twin sisters in a seaside town sing and dance through encounters with visitors who could be their true loves. They dream of finding romance and adventure while a traveling fair brings a carnival atmosphere to the port.

cheerfulwhimsicalupbeatromanticcolorfulbittersweetlivelylighthearted

What happens

The Young Girls of Rochefort (French: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, lit. 'The Young Ladies of Rochefort' or 'The Damsels of Rochefort'') is a 1967 French musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jacques Demy. The ensemble cast is headlined by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, and features George Chakiris, Michel Piccoli, Jacques Perrin, Grover Dale, Geneviève Thénier, Gene Kelly and Danielle Darrieux. Michel Legrand composed the score for the film, to Demy's lyrics. The most famous songs from the film are "A Pair of Twins" ("Chanson des Jumelles") and Maxence's Song ("Chanson de Maxence"), which was later relyricized by Alan and Marilyn Bergman as "You Must Believe in Spring". The dance sequences were choreographed by Norman Maen. The film was a success for Demy in his native France, with 1.32 million admissions, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation at the 41st Academy Awards. A stage musical based on the film was produced in France in 2003, adapted by Alain Boublil and directed by Daniel Moyne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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