This month's Sunday Afternoon Classics selection takes you on a magical journey to 1960s France!
Jacques Demy’s whimsical tale is brought to life by real life sisters Catherine Deneuve and the late Françoise Dorléac as twins from the small French town of Rochefort. Giving dance and music lessons to the local children is not enough for the two young women, who both dream of leaving the village and finding love and fortune in Paris. Then, one weekend, the fair comes to town and their lives change forever!
This OG rom com is an intelligent homage to the American musical tradition from a modern French perspective (look closely for odes to films like An American in Paris and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes). Also starring Gene Kelly as an American songwriter who becomes enamoured with one of the twins, George Chakiris as one of the performers in the fair and Michel Piccoli as the twins’ mother’s lost love.
Don't miss this truly special film on the big screen!