Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close...
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Certainly the best musical in some time.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
15 Jan 2005
fresh:
Jolliest of the Demy-Michel Legrand operettas.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
It has charm, sustained human observation, mixed with catchy music, dances and songs to come up as a tuner with grace and dynamism.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
5 Jun 2008
fresh:
A luminous musical about dreams, romance and destiny which lovingly reworks the classic Hollywood 'putting on a show' template into an essay on the emotional rollercoaster ride that is movie-going.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
14 Aug 2009
fresh:
Despite the consistently sprightly surface, there's a somber undercurrent that lingers even when love triumphs and the music swells.