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The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967 · 126 min

A sun-drenched, candy-colored musical where everyone sings their longing and chance meetings keep almost happening, leaving you buoyant and wistful.

Tagline
…They're singing and dancing in the streets.
Overview
In the seaside town of Rochefort, twin sisters Delphine and Solange dream of love and artistic fulfillment beyond their quiet lives. As sailors, artists, musicians, and chance visitors pass through town during a weekend fair, a web of near-misses and romantic longing brings ideal partners tantalizingly close—without their realizing it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • fate
  • art
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism5
Romance9
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Jacques Demy
Written by
Jacques Demy
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Gene Kelly, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Piccoli, George Chakiris, Grover Dale
Music
Michel Legrand
Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet
Runtime
126 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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