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Criterion’s audio restoration reveals the texture of the orchestra—the slap of the double bass, the breathiness of the flute solos. Listen to “You Must Believe in Spring,” a ballad that Legrand would later re-record for Bill Evans. In the context of the film, it’s a simple love song. In the context of Criterion’s archive, it’s a masterclass in leitmotif.

He describes the musical form here not as a story with "musical eruptions," but as a "continuous state of delirious being" where pedestrians might suddenly start dancing around a walking star. The Young Girls of Rochefort -1967- Criterion -...

Jacques Demy’s 1967 film The Young Girls of Rochefort is a stylized, pastel-colored musical that operates as both a joyous tribute to and a subversive take on the Hollywood musical tradition, set against a backdrop of complex human connection and fleeting chance. Despite its vibrant, romantic exterior, the film, starring sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, explores underlying themes of existential anxiety, missed connections, and the somber realities of life, often described as a "darkly French" comedy. For more insights into this classic, visit the Criterion Collection . Criterion’s audio restoration reveals the texture of the

But plot is secondary to vibe . Demy, working with composer Michel Legrand (who scored Umbrellas and later The Thomas Crown Affair ), crafted a town where the sidewalks are washed in pastels, the jazz orchestras play on flatbed trucks, and everyone spontaneously breaks into intricate choreography. In the context of Criterion’s archive, it’s a

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