Stylistically, Les demoiselles de Rochefort bears significant resemblances to the "Tradition of Quality" as characterised by Alan Williams, with its slick production values, emphasis on Frenchness, and star power. At the same time, the film adheres to the nouvelle vague aesthetic in key respects, especially in terms of personal expression by an auteur-director, location shooting, and quasi-Brechtian reflexivity and distanciation.
Rodney F. Hill
April 1, 2010