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George is unemployed, broke, about to be drafted to Vietnam, and suddenly madly in love with the divine Lola, a woman he has only briefly glimpsed. Now George searches for his potential amour through the City of Angels.

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Lola aka Cecile
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George Matthews
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Gloria
Carol Cole ...
Barbara
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Gerry (as Tom Fielding)
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Camera Shop Owner
Neil Elliot ...
Fred
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Model No. 1
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David
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Model No. 2
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Rob
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Girl Hippie (as Hilary Thompson)
Jon Lawson ...
Tony
Jeanne Sorel ...
Secretary
Jon Hill ...
Newspaper Editor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Andes ...
Spirit Band Member (uncredited)
Randy California ...
Spirit Band Member (uncredited)
Ed Cassidy ...
Spirit Band Member (uncredited)
Jay Ferguson ...
Jay (uncredited)
John Locke ...
Spirit Band Member (uncredited)
David Mink ...
Bearded Hippie (uncredited)
Ken Prymus ...
Short-Order Cook (uncredited)
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Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jacques Demy

Written by

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Jacques Demy ... (english dialogue)
 
Jacques Demy ... (written by)
 
Carole Eastman ... (english dialogue) (as Adrien Joyce)

Produced by

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Jacques Demy ... producer

Cinematography by

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Michel Hugo

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Walter Thompson

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Kenneth A. Reid

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Antony Mondello

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Gene Ashman
Rita Riggs

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Ben Lane ... makeup supervisor
Carrie White ... hair stylist: Anouk Aimée

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John M. Poer ... dga trainee
Herb Willis ... assistant director (as Herbert Willis)
Wendell Franklin ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Les Fresholtz ... sound
Arthur Piantadosi ... sound
Charles J. Rice ... sound supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Arthur Gerstle ... uncredited

Music Department

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Lou Adler ... music producer
Johann Sebastian Bach ... composer: classical music (as J.S. Bach)
Ralph James Hall ... music editor (as Ralph Hall)
Marty Paich ... conductor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ... composer: classical music (as Rimsky-Korsakov)
Robert Schumann ... composer: classical music (as R. Schumann)
Spirit ... songs composed by / songs performed by

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Shirley Ulmer ... script supervisor

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Richard N. Roth ... assistant: producer (as Richard Roth)

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Plot Summary

George Matthews is a young man who is having a bittersweet affair with a French divorcée in Los Angeles. Waiting to be drafted, he is unable to commit himself to anything or anybody, including his girlfriend Gloria. While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop" (an establishment which rents out beautiful pin-up models to photographers). George spends his last twelve dollars to photograph her, and discovers that she is as unhappy as he. Although Lola is unwilling to respond to George, their brief night of lovemaking gives both the will to deal with their respective problems. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines Maybe Tomorrow. Maybe Never. Maybe. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Das Fotomodell (Germany)
  • Estudio de modelos (Spain)
  • Divatszalon (Hungary)
  • Sklep z modelkami (Poland)
  • L'amante perduta (Italy)
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  • 97 min
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Budget $1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Harrison Ford was Jacques Demy's first choice for the main character instead of Gary Lockwood, but Columbia didn't want Ford, saying he wouldn't make any money. Demy's wife Agnès Varda shot a screen test of Ford, clips of which are included in her documentary The Beaches of Agnès (2008). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003). See more »
Soundtracks The Moving Van See more »
Quotes [last lines]
George Matthews: I just wanted to tell her that I loved her. I just wanted her to know that I wanted to try to begin again. You know what I mean? That I was, I just wanted her to know that I was going to try. Yeah, it sounds stupid, doesn't it? But, I can, you know. I mean, I personally can. Always try, you know. Yeah, always try. Yeah, always try.
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