The Young Girls Of Rochefort -1967- Criterion -... [verified]

The Criterion Collection edition is the definitive way to experience the film. Key features usually included in their releases are:

History casts a mournful shadow over Rochefort . Françoise Dorléac—exuberant, witty, and then a bigger star than her younger sister—died in a car accident just weeks after the film’s Paris premiere. She was 25. Watching her perform “Deux Filles au Soleil” (“Two Girls in the Sun”) is now an act of séance: her laugh, the way she nudges Deneuve during the dance break, feels impossibly alive. The Young Girls of Rochefort -1967- Criterion -...

The casting of The Young Girls of Rochefort is one of its most stunning features. The heart of the film is the luminous presence of Deneuve and Dorléac. The film is a poignant document of their talent, as it would be the sisters' only film together; Dorléac tragically died in a car accident just a few months after the movie opened. The Criterion Collection edition is the definitive way

Available through The Criterion Collection , this 126-minute film is frequently paired with Demy’s earlier work, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg , but it stands entirely on its own as a sun-soaked, energetic homage to American Hollywood musicals, infused with distinctively French melancholic charm. 1. The Premise: Serendipity in a Coastal Town She was 25