This is a lovely film. Very entertaining. Unpretentious. There are an awful lot of musical numbers, so much so I had to take a break in the middle from fatigue. I guess that's a criticism, but the numbers were good. Jacque Demy doesn't do a lot with the camera, he's all about content not form, but he does keep it moving during the musical numbers. The acting is fine. It was a pleasure to see Gene Kelly crop up, albeit dubbed into French. You can see from his lips that he's singing in French. Apparently it was all filmed to play-back, very successfully. Unfortunately the subtitles weren't so great when it comes to the lyrics. Too many idiomatic changes and a general change of tone. You don't need much French to notice if you keep your ears and eyes open. But, aside from that, lots of fun. If you need cheering up, watch this film.
