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The Young Girls of Rochefort (French: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort literally "The Young Ladies of Rochefort") is a 1967 French musical film written and directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly. The choreography was by Norman Maen.
Michel Legrand composed the score, to Demy's lyrics. The most famous songs from this film score, which is generally less acclaimed than that for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, are "A Pair of Twins" ("Chanson des Jumelles" in French) and "You Must Believe in Spring" ("Chanson de Maxence"). The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Score (Original or Adaptation). The film was also another big success for Demy in France with a total of 1,319,432 admissions.
Original Release
03/08/1967
US Release
04/11/1968
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Deneuve | Delphine Garnier |
George Chakiris | Etienne |
Françoise Dorléac | Solange Garnier |
Jacques Perrin | Maxence |
Michel Piccoli | Simon Dame |
Jacques Riberolles | Guillaume Lancien |
Grover Dale | Bill |
Geneviève Thénier | Josette |
Henri Crémieux | Subtil Dutrouz |
Pamela Hart | Judith |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Deneuve | Delphine Garnier |
George Chakiris | Etienne |
Françoise Dorléac | Solange Garnier |
Jacques Perrin | Maxence |
Michel Piccoli | Simon Dame |
Jacques Riberolles | Guillaume Lancien |
Grover Dale | Bill |
Geneviève Thénier | Josette |
Henri Crémieux | Subtil Dutrouz |
Pamela Hart | Judith |
Leslie North | Esther |
Patrick Jeantet | Bouboo Garnier |
Gene Kelly | Andy Miller |
Danielle Darrieux | Yvonne Garnier |
René Pascal | Pépé |
Dorothée Blanck | Passerby |
Daniel Moquay | First Sailor |
Daniel Gall | Second Sailor |
Bernard Fradet | Second Gendarme |
Remy Brozek | Third Gendarme |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mag Bodard | Executive Producer |
Gilbert de Goldschmidt | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1969 | Oscar | Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) | Nominated |