This is the opening scene from jacques demys young girls of rochefort. I have revisited, of late, some catherine deneuve films and found it interesting to compare some major roles she undertook at the beginning. Two sisters leave their small seaside town of rochefort in search of romance. The young girls of rochefort is jacques demys followup to his popular international success, the umbrellas of cherbourg. Such a fullblooded approach extends to the rest of the film from michel legrands jazzy score, to the swoony plot, to the noblush. Begin with director jacques demys technical brilliance. The young girls of rochefort pays colorful homage to classic hollywood musicals while earning its own emotionally. It is an unashamed homage to the american film musical, although some of the dance routines are noticeably less than perfect, something which acutually adds to the film. Overall, the film benefits from an impressive and talented cast, although darrieux was the only actor in the film to sing her own songs. The ensemble cast is headlined by reallife sisters catherine deneuve and francoise dorleac, along with gene kelly, and features jacques perrin, michel piccoli, danielle darrieux, george chakiris, and grover dale. Oct 12, 2011 this is the opening scene from jacques demys young girls of rochefort. Such a fullblooded approach extends to the rest of the film from michel legrands jazzy score, to the swoony plot, to.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The young ladies of rochefort is a 1967 french musical comedy film written and directed by jacques demy. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an american musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner. Vous choisissez le site sur lequel vous voulez voir le film. The story centres on twin sisters delphine and solange played by reallife sisters catherine. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 3. Lumni enseignant cinema sadresse aux enseignants du second degre.
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