Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

Vibrant colours, magnificent choreographies, and songs to which you simply have to sing along: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, a French musical classic, is one of the films that best illustrates why our festival is called “Showtime!”. With a sensational cast – including Catherine Deneuve, Gene Kelly, and Michel Piccoli – director Jacques Demy succeeds in creating a work about love and art that makes you want to get up and dance yourself.

Even though the film does not turn a blind eye to the darker side of the world, it never loses its cheery disposition and love for life. Let yourself be whisked away to an idealised Rochefort, where a fair is currently taking place and a host of colourful characters are coming together! A perfect film to kick off the summer.