Springtime with Jacques – The Young Girls of Rochefort [In-Person Only]
Wed Apr 12:
$14 General Admission
$10 Student/Child/Senior
$7 Member
Jacques Demy
France
1967
2h 6m
Series -
Springtime with Jacques
About
(Jacques Demy, France, 1967, 126 min, in French with English subtitles)
Following the massive success of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Demy stayed on theme with another musical about love, loss, and pastels. Though unlike Umbrellas, The Young Girls of Rochefort is more bright and bubbly, with fantastic dance numbers, a score by frequent collaborator Michel Legrand, and a very memorable surprise appearance by Gene Kelly.
Following the titular twins Delphine and Solange (played by Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac), Young Girls tells the story of their yearning for big-city life, and their moment in the spotlight. When their usually quiet town is visited by a fair, escaping their monotonous small town life feels like it could be right within their grasp.
Everything in the film comes together in a burst of upbeat energy, combining the scale and feeling of a Hollywood production with the flair and attitude that only Demy could bring to the table.
Images on this page courtesy of Janus Films.
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Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.
The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!
We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1. These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.
The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!
If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.
Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.
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NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.
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