Jacques Demy

By: Ally the Manic Listmaker

Ranked.

Note: Jonathan Rosenbaum noted in his book Essential Cinema that he had never met an American who had seen Demy’s complete filmography (from an article dating back to 1996). Therefore, it’s my goal to eventually seen all his films.

Tier One: Favorites
Les demoiselles de Rochefort /The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Lola (1961)

Tier Two: Excellent
Peau d’âne/Donkey Skin (1970)

Tier Three: Good
Une chambre en ville/A Room in Town (1982)
Les parapluies de Cherbourg/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
L’événement le plus important depuis que l’homme a marché sur la lune/A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)
Parking (1985)
La baie des anges/Bay of Angels (1963)
La naissance du jour (1980) not in database
Ars (1959) short

Tier Four: Okay
Lady Oscar (1979)
Trois Place Pour le 26th/Three Places For the 26th
The Pied Piper (1972)
Le bel indifférent (1957)
Model Shop (1969)

To see:
Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1955)

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