A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard's luminous black-and-white Nantes.
Direction
Demy's debut: operatic realism before he went full color.
Acting
Aimée's Lola—radiant, tired, absolutely unforgettable.
Director
Jacques Demy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Demy's first feature launched his 'romantic trilogy' and his obsession with characters who reappear across films.
The 1961 hit 'Lola' by The Kinks was directly inspired by Aimée's performance—Ray Davies was obsessed.
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