72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Les Demoiselles de Rochefort / The Young Girls of Rochefort

Jacques Demy
France
Synopsis
A group arrive in Rochefort to set up their fairground attraction. They meet twin sisters Solange and Delphine who teach music and dance. Their mother, Yvonne, owns a café and regrets having left her old lover, Simon Dame. One of the customers is Maxence, a sailor who has painted the portrait of his ideal woman who turns out to be Delphine. Simon Dame has returned to Rochefort and receives the visit of famous musician Andy Miller, an old friend from his youth.
Director
Jacques Demy
Screenplay
Jacques Demy
Production
Gilbert de Goldschmidt, Mag Bodard Parc Film / Madeleine Films
Photography
Ghislain Cloquet
Edition
Jean Hamon
Music
Michel Legrand
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli
Running Time
120 m.
Country
France
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