This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it was initially made for the omnibus film THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (as the segment on "Lust"), it has also been distributed and exhibited separately.
Direction
Demy turns a simple chase into pure cinematic delirium.
Cinematography
Nantes locations shot with love-letter intensity.
Acting
Trintignant commits fully to boyish obsession.
Director
Jacques Demy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Demy shot this in his actual hometown of Nantes, using locations from his own teenage memories of hopeless crushes.
This segment helped launch the anthology film craze of the 1960s, where major directors competed to define sin in 15 minutes.
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