The Young Girls Of Rochefort -1967- Criterion -...

Released in 1967, this film is the sunlit counterweight to Demy’s own heartbreaking The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). While Umbrellas used sung-through dialogue to explore the tragedy of lost love, Rochefort explodes onto the screen with the vibrancy of a freshly opened box of crayons. For decades, accessing this masterpiece in its full, intended glory was a challenge. That changed definitively with the release of edition.

The accompanying essays break down Demy's unique position in French cinema—a director who looked to the optimism of classic Hollywood rather than the cynical deconstruction favored by his contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard. Conclusion

A poetic sailor and painter who has painted a portrait of his ideal woman—who looks exactly like Delphine. The Young Girls of Rochefort -1967- Criterion -...

: Features a high-definition transfer with a 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

A glamorous dance instructor longing for a sophisticated love. Released in 1967, this film is the sunlit

The following supplements are included in the Criterion edition: The Young Girls Turn 25

The Young Girls of Rochefort -1967- Criterion , Les Demoiselles de Rochefort , Catherine Deneuve , Françoise Dorléac , Jacques Demy , Michel Legrand , Gene Kelly , French New Wave musical , Criterion Collection restoration. That changed definitively with the release of edition

No discussion of Rochefort is complete without the elephant in the soundstage: Gene Kelly.

Demy uses this to heighten the sense of "yearning and loss" that lurks beneath the Technicolor surface. The town is filled with characters looking for their "ideal," often painted or imagined, leading to a satisfyingly complex finale where all threads are finally woven together. The Criterion Collection Treatment

Criterion includes crucial documentaries by Demy’s widow and fellow New Wave titan, Agnès Varda. Her retrospective documentary, The Young Girls Turn 25 , looks back at the lasting impact of the shoot on the town of Rochefort, offering an emotional look at the enduring love the locals held for the production decades later.