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Synopsis: Roland Cassard is a young man with no job and seemingly no prospects. By chance, he runs into his former girlfriend, Cecile who works as a dancer at a cabaret under the stage name Lola. She is now a single mom and works hard to provide her young son with all of the necessities of life. Lola still hopes that her son's father, Michel - the true love of her life - will someday return to them. Seeing Lola again confirms to Roland that he is in love with her but his feelings aren't reciprocated. Roland has also met Madame Desnoyer and her 14 year-old daughter, also called Cecile. Madame Desnoyer, a widow, is quite taken with Roland but he has little interest in her. For Roland, he sees little future in remaining in France.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jacques Demy
Production: Wellspring Media Inc.
  Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1961
90 min
532 Views


Me, too.

School's boring. I'll learn to

be a hairdresser at my uncle's.

And she began to cry.

I said to myself, tomorrow

she'll forget all this.

This morning she was gone.

She wanted to be a dancer,

not a hairdresser.

We should never

contradict children.

I'm in a terrible position.

My brother-in-law

is her father.

So?

I never told her.

That's silly.

- Really?

- Of course.

I haven't seen him in ten years,

but he writes constantly.

I'm undecided.

I'll go to Cherbourg at once.

You're not leaving?

- What time is it?

- 12:
20.

My ship sails at 1:00.

I'll miss my train!

Anybody here?

Coming!

Can I help you?

- Don't you know me?

- What?

Don't you recognize me? Michel.

Jeanne, come quick!

You've killed her.

- You exaggerate.

- And you?

Get some vinegar and a towel!

You could have at least

spared your mother.

I'm not here to be scolded.

- She's breathing.

- Of course.

Michel, my son.

- She can talk.

- It's nothing.

- Don't move.

- I'm not dying.

I've got great news.

- Not again!

- Let him talk.

Mama, I'm rich.

You hear me? Rich!

I'm not deaf.

That's all you can say?

There are other riches.

Never mind her.

Tell me everything.

I've come back

to get married.

My wife and child

are waiting for me.

After seven years?

You're dreaming.

- Some welcome.

- Is she here?

She dances at the El Dorado.

A dancer?

Look after Mama.

- You're leaving?

- I have things to do.

Michel's come back

for his wife... a dancer.

A dancer. That's all I needed.

He hasn't changed.

I knew him at once.

I passed out.

It's silly to be so emotional.

I'll get my bag.

Leaving?

Stay to see Michel

and meet his wife.

I don't have the time.

- We'll see you soon?

- I'm not coming back to France.

Bye, my little chickie.

If ever you need us,

we'll be here.

Thank you.

Bye, kitten.

We'll miss you.

Come see me.

Bye, treasure.

- Be careful.

- I'm not crazy.

Bye, angel.

- You'll see Marseilles.

- I'll think of you.

Bye, my little bug.

- Send us a postcard?

- Sure.

Bye, darling.

Come back and see us.

Hurry, Lola.

You'll miss your train.

Looking for someone?

Cecile.

It's Michel!

Your son.

Yvon, kiss your father.

A son.

He looks like you.

Don't just stand there.

I was so afraid

you wouldn't come back.

Seven years. Can you imagine?

If you knew how I've waited

and thought about you.

At times the memory of you

made my life miserable.

I tried to forget you,

but I couldn't.

- Forgive me.

- I doubted you so.

I wanted to come back,

but I couldn't.

I was broke on an island

on Matareva in the Pacific.

I thought about you constantly.

I couldn't do a thing.

Time passed.

I thought, "She's forgotten me."

Then slowly my life changed.

I regained my confidence...

but I didn't dare come back

to France to see you.

I've been here three days...

wandering around town.

Today I made my decision.

If you want...

if you still love me...

Bye, Lola.

Music! Champagne!

Let's have some fun!

What's wrong?

Nothing.

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Jacques Demy

Jacques Demy (French: [ʒak dəmi]; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their sumptuous visual style. Demy's style drew upon such diverse sources as classic Hollywood musicals, the documentary realism of his New Wave colleagues, fairy-tales, jazz, Japanese manga, and the opera. His films contain overlapping continuity (i.e., characters cross over from film to film), lush musical scores (typically composed by Michel Legrand) and motifs like teenaged love, labor rights, incest, and the intersection between dreams and reality. He is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). more…

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