Les Demoiselles De Rochefort 1967 Best

Unlike the complex, atonal jazz of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg , Rochefort is pure, unapologetic Big Band and bebop. The score swings. It moves. It has the reckless energy of a teenager falling in love for the first time.

The film holds an exceptionally high standing in cinematic history: Critical Consensus: It maintains a 98% approval score Rotten Tomatoes BFI Sight & Sound: les demoiselles de rochefort 1967 best

Tragically, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort was Dorléac’s penultimate film. She died in a car accident just months after the film’s release at the age of 25. Watching the film today, knowing this tragedy, elevates the material. The search for "the best" becomes a memorial. The girls’ dream of leaving Rochefort feels unbearably poignant because the actress who embodied that freedom was gone too soon. Unlike the complex, atonal jazz of The Umbrellas

However, Demy retains the sensibility of the French New Wave. There is a self-awareness to the film, a refusal to take the melodrama too seriously. The characters acknowledge the absurdity of their situations, and the film constantly reminds you that you are watching a construction, a spectacle. It has the reckless energy of a teenager

Here is why this film remains the "best" of the French New Wave musicals: 1. A Pastel Paradise