Talk about whimsical. This takes the cake.
A pair of super cute, supremely talented sisters in Rochefort search for love and a way out of the provincial life in their seaside town. Bill and Etienne are the charming guys traveling with the fair that's in town.
The sisters' mother owns a little, quiant bar near the town square. There's the lovelorn man that owns the music store. There's the American song and dance man who falls in love with one of the sisters.
It's as vibrant, colorful and fun as the music. It's an insanely talented cast. Of course, the superb Gene Kelly plays the American. Catherine Deneuve plays one of the sisters. She'd later go to star in Repulsion, Belle Du Jour and The Last Metro. Her sister, Françoise Dorléac, portrays Deneuve's on-screen sister. Dorléac would die the real of this film's release in a car accident. She was 25.
Grover Dale played Snowboy in the original cast of The West Side Story. He also had an affair with Anthony Perkins. George Chakiris also appeared in The West Side Story as Riff in the stage and as Bernardo on the big screen.
It might not be the best film ever. However, it is probably by far one of the prettiest films on this list. It is candy for the eyes.
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