The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) is a 1967 musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac (who was killed in a car accident shortly after filming), Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly. The choreography was by Norman Maen.
Michel Legrand composed the score. The most famous songs from this film score, which is gener...
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The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) is a 1967 musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac (who was killed in a car accident shortly after filming), Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly. The choreography was by Norman Maen.
Michel Legrand composed the score. The most famous songs from this film score, which is generally less acclaimed than that for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg), are A Pair of Twins (Chanson des Jumelles in French) and You Must Believe in Spring (Chanson de Maxence).
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Music and Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation).
The Young Girls of Rochefort takes place over the course of one weekend in the seaside town of Rochefort, where a fair is coming to the town square. The story centers on twin sisters Delphine (Deneuve) and Solange (Dorléac) — Delphine...
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