Even those with no interest in Jacques Demy will be entertained and informed by the stellar cast that meander in and out of this miscellany comprised of old interviews and clips from several of Demy's movies both internationally celebrated and verging on the obscure. As a great admirer of French film I lapped up footage of such luminaries as Danielle Darrieux, Anouk Aimee, Jaques Perrin, Catherine Deneuve etc and having seen several of his oeuvre I was delighted to revisit titles like Peau d'Ane, Lola, Les Paraplueis de Cherbourg, Baie des Anges, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort etc. Whilst it is true that in some respects Agnes Varda comes on as something of a femme Sheridan Morely to Noel Coward she was actually married to the man rather than parasitic and she chronicles his life and work with love rather than avarice. In sum a minor joy.
Review of The World of Jacques Demy
