Young Girls Of Rochefort with Catherine Deneuve: DVD Cover

    Young Girls Of Rochefort
    a.k.a. Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, The Young Girls of Rochefort Director: Jacques Demy Cast: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/22/2002
    • Original Release: 1967
    • Rating: Rated G
    • Sales Rank: 16,389

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Side #1 --
    0. Chapter Selection
    1. Opening Credits: Setting Up in the Square [8:46]
    2. A Pair of Twins [5:05]
    3. Seeking the Feminine Ideal [7:05]
    4. Making a Friendly Break [6:54]
    5. "They Call Us Carnies" [4:03]
    6. "The Face I'm Thinking Of" [4:16]
    7. Mr. Dame's Silly Name [7:11]
    8. Crazy for a Girl [4:56]
    9. Leaving the Boys [4:46]
    10. "Living Amid Memories" [7:47]
    11. "I Met My Dream Man" [5:27]
    12. "Sing Today, Dance Tonight!" [7:43]
    13. Everyone's out on the Street [8:30]
    14. Singing With an Old Friend [5:37]
    15. Meeting for Dinner [4:13]
    16. Presenting the Garnier Sisters [8:37]
    17. "Always the Same Refrain" [6:22]
    18. Preparing for Paris [4:50]
    19. Crossing Paths [10:48]
    20. End Credits [1:42]

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    Jacques Demy directed this frothy tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s, a follow-up to his earlier success The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Twin sisters Delphine and Solange (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorleac) live in the small coastal town of Rochefort, where they run a school teaching dancing and music. Both feel frustrated in Rochefort, and they dream of travelling to Paris, where they believe romance and opportunity awaits them. Meanwhile, their single mother, Yvonne (Danielle Darrieux), who runs a cafe in town, pines for her lost love, Simon (Michel Piccoli). One day, one of Yvonne's regular customers, a sailor with an artistic bent named Maxence (Jacques Perrin), shows her a painting of the imaginary girl of his dreams, and she looks just like Delphine, whom he's never met. Meanwhile, Simon has returned to Rochefort, bringing with him a close friend, American pianist Andy Miller (Gene Kelly); Simon has made friends with Solange and introduces her to Andy, who immediately falls in love with her. Sadly, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort was Françoise Dorleac's last film; she died in an auto accident shortly after completing the picture. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Michel Legrand soundtrack in a memorable 60's French musicalby Anonymous

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    July 18, 2009: While not as emotionally satisfying as Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Girls is a fun, tuneful romp from the 60's. There are numerous fine songs and I recommend getting the 2 cd soundtrack. The two sisters are looking for love and success in their careers and the whole movie is filled with sentimental, rather silly coincidence and predictable situations but I loved every moment of it. (Umbrellas is even better, though quite different and much more sophisticated--get it for sure!) I like hearing the French and often forget to read the subtitles. As an additional surprise, Gene Kelly plays one of his last romantic roles and he is surprisingly natural and believable. (I find him usually a bit stiff.) Sadly, one of the two sisters was killed in a real-life car accident after this movie.

    Little-known but unforgettable filmby Anonymous

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    February 06, 2001: This film was a follow up (1967) to the much better known Umbrellas of Cherbourgh. Unlike the sad and rainy ''Umbrellas'', YOUNG GIRLS is a delightfully upbeat, sunny, lighthearted musical with a quite complex, intertwined plot.. Michel Legrand's music is a true pleasure - some call it his best score. The beginning (with two overtures) is slow, but once the plots and characters develop it's spellbinding. Although there is a lot of dancing, the dancing is not too inspired. I find the whole package so delightful and watchable any flaws are easy to overlook. This long-awaited release will be high on my gift list this year. An internet search will bring up a number of web sites and reviews of this little-known film; the city of Rochefort will even send you a brochure about the film.

    This review was written about the VHS edition.