This is a surprisingly good romantic drama made during the Vietnam war involving a struggling photographer (Gary Lockwood) who sees the French beauty Anouck Aimee on the street, follows her to a studio where women are paid to be photographed, and gently pursues her even though she seems not to be interested. He's already broken up with his girlfriend, Alexandra Ray, and is trying to escape a car dealer agency trying to repossess his car. He's struggling to make ends meet so he can pay that bill, and then all of a sudden finds out that his draft notice has arrived back in his hometown of San Francisco. One night with Aimee seems to be the answer for him to solve his problems, and before that, they have a lengthy discussion over their lives which is quite poignant and sweet and really makes this film well worth seeing.
Allegedly, Aimee is playing the character of Lola, a role she had played in a friend's film a decade before, also directed by Jacques Demy, and while I have not yet seen that film, things she describes to Lockwood they have occurred in that movie and other films by Demy. It is a simple story of a non simple time, and Lockwood is quite the gentleman with her even when he asks to stay the night with her. This doesn't present itself in the weird mod way that many other films in the 60s did so it stands the test of time a little better with themes that resonate today. It's a beautiful colorful production with good performances and a believable script, and it's a shame that it did not do well when it was first released.
Allegedly, Aimee is playing the character of Lola, a role she had played in a friend's film a decade before, also directed by Jacques Demy, and while I have not yet seen that film, things she describes to Lockwood they have occurred in that movie and other films by Demy. It is a simple story of a non simple time, and Lockwood is quite the gentleman with her even when he asks to stay the night with her. This doesn't present itself in the weird mod way that many other films in the 60s did so it stands the test of time a little better with themes that resonate today. It's a beautiful colorful production with good performances and a believable script, and it's a shame that it did not do well when it was first released.