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Parking is a French fantasy and musical film from 1985. It was directed and written by Jacques Demy, starring Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, and Jean Marais.
May 29, 1985 · Parking: Directed by Jacques Demy. With Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, Keiko Itô, Gérard Klein. This film is an update of Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, set in the world of 1980s rock.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Musical
- Jacques Demy
- 1985-05-29
Sep 12, 2019 · A shade brighter and more buoyant than its source material, Parking is the usual Jacques Demy brew of beautiful imagery and hokey dialogue. Director: Jacques Demy. Stars: Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, Keïko Ito, Gérard Klein, Marie-France Pisier, Jean Marais, Hugues Quester, Eva Darlan, Annick Alane, Marion Game, Jean Amos, Gilles ...
Synopsis. Orpheus is a rock star who composes love songs for Eurydice, who designs his album covers. As he wrestles with his additional love for Calaïs, his sound engineer, Orpheus finds that Eurydice had died of a drug overdose, so he descends into the Underworld to try and make a deal with Hades.
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- Garance Films, France 3 Cinéma
- Jacques Demy
Parking is director Jacques Demy's homage to Jean Cocteau's 1948 masterwork Orpheus. As in the Cocteau film, Demy relates the Orpheus and Euridyce legend in a contemporary setting. Now a rock 'n' roll sensation (instead of the poet of the Cocteau film) Orpheus falls in love with Eurydice, who in this version is a sculptress rather than a princess.
- Jacques Demy
Overview. Orpheus is a rock star who composes love songs for Eurydice, who designs his album covers. As he wrestles with his additional love for Calaïs, his sound engineer, Orpheus finds that Eurydice had died of a drug overdose, so he descends into the Underworld to try and make a deal with Hades. Jacques Demy. Director, Screenplay.
Release Details. Duration: 95 mins. Cast and crew. Director: Jacques Demy. Screenwriter: Jacques Demy. Cast: Francis Huster. Keiko Ito. Hugues Quester. Marie-France Pisier. Jean Marais. An email...
