The Young Girls of Rochefort 1967

The Young Girls of Rochefort


Madeleine / Parc / Seven Arts, 1967, Color, 125 minutes, ***

Released March, 1967 (France)

Released April, 1967 (USA)



Gloriously filmed musical romance from Jacques Demy ("The Umbrellas of Cherbourg") tells of twin sisters (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac) who long for love and a way out of the seaside town where their mother runs a small cafe. Gene Kelly, Michel Piccoli and Jacques Perrin are the men who enter their lives. With Danielle Darrieux and George Chakiris. In French with English subtitles.




Producers: Mag Bodard and Gilbert de Goldschmidt

Director: Jacques Demy

Screenplay: Jacques Demy

Musical Score: Michel Legrand

Song Score: Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy

Choreography: Norman Maen

Production Design: Bernard Evein

Set Decoration: Louis Seuret

Costume Design: Marie-Claude Fouquet, Jacqueline Moreau

Sound: Jean Gaudelet, Jacques Maumont

Cinematography: Ghislain Cloquet

Film Editing: Jean Hamon



Awards: Academy Award nomination for Best Score - Musical (Michel Legrand)



Cast: Catherine Deneuve [Delphine Garnier], Francoise Dorleac [Solange Garnier], George Chakiris [Etienne], Grover Dale [Bill], Gene Kelly [Andy Miller], Danielle Darrieux [Yvonne Garnier], Jacques Perrin [Maxence], Michel Piccoli [Simon Dame], Pamela Hart [Judith], Leslie North [Esther], Jacques Riberolles [Guillaume Lancien], Henri Cremieux [Dutrouz], Patrick Jeantet [Boubou], Genevieve Thenier [Josette], Rene Bazart [Pepe], Dorothy Blanck [Passerby], Agnes Varda [Nun], Daniel Mocquay [Sailor], Peter Ardran, Wendy Barry, Sarah Butler, Ann Chapman, Jane Darling, Tudor Davies, Lindsay Dolan, John MacDonald, Keith Drummond, Maureen Evans, Tara Fernando, Sara Flemington, Johnny Greenland, Leo Guerard, David Hepburn, Bob Howe, Alix Kirsta, Jerry Manley, Tony Manning, Tom Merrifield, Connel Miles, Albin Pahernik, Nicky Temperton, Barrie Wilkinson, Maureen Willsher [Dancers], Sue Allen, George E. Becker, W. Earl Brown, Ronald D. Hicklin, Frank Allen Howren, Thomas D. Kenny, Judith E. Lawler, Bill Lee, Diana K. Lee, Gilda Maiken, Gene Merlino, Joseph A. Pryor, Ronald T. Reeve, Sally Stevens, Sara Jane Tallman, Robert Tebow, Jackie Ward [Singers], Anne Germain [singing voice of Delphine Garnier], Claude Parent [singing voice of Solange Garnier], Romuald [singing voice of Etienne], Jose Bartel [singing voice of Bill], Donald Burke [singing voice of Andy Miller], Jacques Revaux [singing voice of Maxence], George Blaness [singing voice of Simon Dame], Christiane Legrand [singing voice of Judith], Claudine Meunier [singing voice of Esther], Jean Stout [singing voice of Guillaume Lancien], Olivier Bonnett [singing voice of Boubou], Alice Gerald [singing voice of Josette]



Musical Program: Chanson des Jumelles; Chanson de Maxence; De Delphine a Lancien; Nous Voyageons de Ville en Ville; Chanson de Delphine; Chanson de Simon; Marins, Amis, Amants ou Maris; Chanson d'Yvonne; Andy Amoureux; Chanson de Solange; Dans le Port de Hambourg; La Femme Coupée en Morceaux; Chant d'Andy; Les Rencontres; Chanson d'un Jour d'été; Toujours, Jamais; Le Pont Transbordeur (ballet générique); Arrivée des Camionneurs (ballet); Kermesse (ballet); Concerto (ballet); Départ des Forains (ballet)