Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort
English-language DVD
Directed by	Jacques Demy
Produced by	Gilbert de Goldschmidt
Written by	Jacques Demy
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Françoise Dorléac Danielle Darrieux Gene Kelly Jacques Perrin George Chakiris Michel Piccoli Grover Dale
Music by	Michel Legrand Jacques Demy (lyrics)
Cinematography	Ghislain Cloquet
Distributed by	Comacico (French release) Warner Bros./Seven Arts (USA release)
Release date	8 March 1967
Running time	120 minutes
Language	French
Box office	$8,008,429

The Young Girls of Rochefort (French: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort; literally "The Young Ladies of Rochefort") is a 1967 French musical film written and directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, her sister Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale and Gene Kelly. The choreography was by Norman Maen.

Michel Legrand composed the score, to Demy's lyrics. The most famous songs from this film score, which is generally less acclaimed than that for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, are "A Pair of Twins" ("Chanson des Jumelles" in French) and "You Must Believe in Spring" ("Chanson de Maxence"). The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Score (Original or Adaptation). The film was also another big success for Demy in France with a total of 1,319,432 admissions.

The Young Girls of Rochefort takes place over the course of one weekend in the seaside town of Rochefort, where a fair is coming to the town square. The story centers on twin sisters Delphine (Deneuve) and Solange (Dorléac) — Delphine teaches ballet classes and Solange gives music lessons for a living, but each longs to find her ideal love and a life outside of Rochefort. When the fair comes to town, Delphine and Solange meet two smooth-talking but kind-hearted carnies, Étienne (George Chakiris) and Bill (Grover Dale).