Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)

Réalisateurs:

Jacques Demy
Agnès Varda

Scénariste:

Jacques Demy (written by)

Date de sortie:

11 avril 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Musical | Romance

Accroche:

...they're Singing and Dancing in the Streets

Intrigue:

Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano...

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Love | Piano | Dance | Painter

Récompenses:

Nominated for Oscar.

Avis des utilisateurs:

Deneuve + Dorleac x Demy = Delightful!

Ensemble

Catherine Deneuve	...	Delphine Garnier
George Chakiris	...	Etienne
Françoise Dorléac	...	Solange Garnier (as Françoise Dorleac)
Jacques Perrin	...	Maxence
Michel Piccoli	...	Simon Dame
Jacques Riberolles	...	Guillaume Lancien
Grover Dale	...	Bill
Geneviève Thénier	...	Josette (as Geneviève Thenier)
Henri Crémieux	...	Subtil Dutrouz (as Henri Cremieux)
Pamela Hart	...	Judith
Leslie North	...	Esther
Patrick Jeantet	...	Boubou Garnier
Gene Kelly	...	Andy Miller
Danielle Darrieux	...	Yvonne Garnier
René Bazart	...	Pépé

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Young Girls of Rochefort (USA)

Durée:

120 min | Argentina:128 min | Germany:122 min | Japan:127 min | Sweden:126 min | USA:125 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,20 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Classification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | France:U | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | Hong Kong:I

Lieux de tournage:

Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Société:

Madeleine Films

Anecdotes:

In some scenes Gene Kelly's voice is dubbed, while in others it's not.

Guillemet:

Delphine: Did he have a camera?
Solange: No.
Delphine: Then how did you know he was an American?

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Le fils de Gascogne (1995)

Bande son:

Chanson D'un Jour D'été

Deneuve + Dorleac x Demy = Delightful!

THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT is Jacques Demy's followup to his popular international success, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG. It's not the same kind of operatic musical as it's predecessor and is much more a product of it's time (and sadly, that makes it much more inaccessible to modern audiences). What you get here is a romantic farce in the old MGM tradition, with lot's of garish 60's-style color and costumes, definitely in tune to Michel Legrand's astounding jazz score. The campy outdoor dance numbers date, but thankfully give way to dynamically orchestrated instrumental versions of Legrand's music. This is definitely a movie for those who enjoy cinematic musical comedy; it's visual appeal is undeniable and each shot is lovingly designed and framed. Deneuve and Dorleac are amazing beauties and presented in their prime, which is reason enough to enjoy the picture. Michel Legrand's score is far more complex melodically and orchestrally than his more famous one for UMBRELLAS; it's a joy to listen to. About the best compliment I can pay THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT is to say that it brilliantly precedes and shines with more talent and energy than the recently released MOULIN ROUGE (a film that surprisingly has a lot in common with it). Demy doesn't need any CGI, MTV-editing or pop songs to get it's simple, lovely message across! It's very nice indeed to have a restored version on DVD of Jacques Demy's LES DESMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT!