Les Demoiselles De Rochefort 1967 Best _top_

Forget the gritty, intellectual black-and-white of the French New Wave. Demy, a cousin to that movement, decided to go in the opposite direction. Rochefort is not a real French port town in this film; it is a backlot fantasy painted in candy pink, mint green, and daffodil yellow. The film looks like a box of French macarons exploded inside a Renoir painting.

You cannot separate the film from its jazz-infused score. Michel Legrand composed melodies that sound both complex and instantly hummable. The opening number, "Chanson des Jumelles" (Song of the Twins), is a frantic, rhythmic masterpiece that introduces the sisters’ bond in 90 seconds. Unlike heavy Broadway scores, Legrand’s music floats. It swings. It allows for improvisation within the choreography. This is why the soundtrack is often ranked higher than many Oscar-winning scores of the era. les demoiselles de rochefort 1967 best

Jacques Demy Music: Michel Legrand Cinematography: Ghislain Cloquet The film looks like a box of French