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The Young Girls of Rochefort

Original title: Les demoiselles de Rochefort
  • 19671967
  • GG
  • 2h 5m
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Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
ComedyDramaMusical
Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner... Read allTwo sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
10K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,228
514
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    • Director
      • Jacques Demy
    • Writer
      • Jacques Demy
    • Stars
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • George Chakiris
      • Françoise Dorléac
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jacques Demy
    • Writer
      • Jacques Demy
    • Stars
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • George Chakiris
      • Françoise Dorléac
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    • 73User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    "Young Girls of Rochefort" Catherine Deneuve, Francoise Dorelac 1968 Warner Bros.
    The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Gene Kelly, Catherine Deneuve, and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Gene Kelly, Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, and Jacques Perrin in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Demy, Françoise Dorléac, and Agnès Varda in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Gene Kelly in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Gene Kelly and Jacques Perrin in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Gene Kelly and Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
    Françoise Dorléac in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

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    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Delphine Garnier
    George Chakiris
    George Chakiris
    • Etienne
    Françoise Dorléac
    Françoise Dorléac
    • Solange Garnier
    • (as Françoise Dorleac)
    Jacques Perrin
    Jacques Perrin
    • Maxence
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Simon Dame
    Jacques Riberolles
    • Guillaume Lancien
    Grover Dale
    • Bill
    Geneviève Thénier
    • Josette
    Henri Crémieux
    Henri Crémieux
    • Subtil Dutrouz
    • (as Henri Cremieux)
    Pamela Hart
    • Judith
    Leslie North
    • Esther
    Patrick Jeantet
    • Bouboo Garnier
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Andy Miller
    Danielle Darrieux
    Danielle Darrieux
    • Yvonne Garnier
    René Pascal
    • Pépé
    • (as René Bazart)
    Dorothée Blanck
    • Passerby
    Daniel Moquay
    • First Sailor
    Daniel Gall
    • Second Sailor
    • Director
      • Jacques Demy
    • Writer
      • Jacques Demy
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Agnès Varda: French new-wave director (director Jacques Demy's wife), in the film as a nun who visits the music shop.
    • Goofs
      In the dance sequences when Andy first arrives, the dancers are in full sun in the street, but by the end, the shadows have nearly covered the entire width of the street.
    • Quotes

      Delphine, Solange: [singing] We are a pair of twins born in the sign of Gemini, Mi fa so la mi re, Re mifa so so so re do, We're two demoiselles who took to the boys long ago, Mi fa so la mi re, Re mifa so so so re do.

      Delphine: Our mama brought us up on her own, Working herself all her life to the bone.

      Solange: To make sure our minds could expand, She's spent all her time behind a French-fry stand.

      Delphine, Solange: Papa was somebody that we never knew, But when we undress one thing is true, In the small of our backs - in the very same place.

      Delphine: There's the same beauty spot

      Solange: He had on his face...

      Delphine, Solange: We are a pair of twins born in the sign of Gemini, Mi fa so la mi re, Re mifa so so so re do, Who love catchy tunes, silly puns and repartee, Mi fa so la mi re, Re mifa so so so re do...

    • Alternate versions
      Each musical number was filmed twice, both in French and English, to make a French and an International version. However, in the International version, scenes with dialogues were only redubbed in English but not reshot. The International version has never been released physically.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jacquot de Nantes (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Chanson des Jumelles
      Music by Michel Legrand

      Lyrics by Jacques Demy

      Performed by Anne Germain and Claude Parent

    User reviews73

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Possibly my favourite musical, definitely an acquired taste, and YES there is an English version!
    I just wanted to say I truly love this film and I do believe there will be a great deal of different opinions on it. My point in this post is that I have read in many places that the English language version of this film was never released and/or it's lost. This is not true at all as the first time I watched it was in English on television, late night during a stay in Brazil, with Portuguese subtitles. The catchphrase of "Je vais en Nantes, Je vais en perm' a Nantes" translated to "I'm going to Toulouse, I've nothing to lose."

    The soundtrack is currently available on a fantastic new 2-CD set that replaces the long out-of-print 2 LP set, and includes the song "A Pair of Twins" in English! The LP, though, with its booklet and liner notes and pictures is a tough act to follow. Ah well.

    I wish this movie would come out on DVD with both versions and greet a whole new generation of fans. Here's hoping this will happen within our lifetimes, while some of us are still young.

    The Young Girls of Rochefort was an ambitious effort that paid off very generously in artistic terms but it was not as great a success in the box-office as Demy's previous "Umbrellas of Cherbourg". The score in "Rochefort" is sometimes a little repetitive but the soundtrack to me is the best one ever for a musical....or at least a French musical.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Devojke iz Rošfora
    • Filming locations
      • Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
    • Production companies
      • Parc Film
      • Madeleine Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,837
    • Gross worldwide
      • $98,221
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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