The Young Girls of Rochefort
in person
Fri Feb 14, 2:00 pm at Academy Museum
Part of
DCP
18+ ONLY
FREE SCREENING
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Queer Filmmakers
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Jacques Demy
1967
126 min
France
French
Movie Summary: Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poetand a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close…
Queer Film LA Says: Though married to Agnes Varda for most of this life, French New Wave icon Jacques Demy was bisexual and died of AIDS-related complications in 1990. He is best known for his sunny musicals of the 1960s, where his voice shines through with romantic optimism.