The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

Wednesday, October 2

7 PM

G | Musical/Comedy | 2h 5m

1967 | France

Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac), long for big-city life; when a fair comes through their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape. With its jazzy Michel Legrand score, pastel paradise of costumes, and divine supporting cast (George Chakiris, Grover Dale, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Piccoli, and Gene Kelly), The Young Girls of Rochefort is a tribute to Hollywood optimism from sixties French cinema’s preeminent dreamer.

Language: French

Director: Jacques Demy

Writer: Jacques Demy

Part of the Cinema Essentials film series, presented in collaboration with the Cinema & Television Arts department.

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