ArtYard's Film Festival of Joy: Joie du Cinema!

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Jacques Demy followed up The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with an even more effervescent musical. Twins Delphine, a dance instructor, and Solange, and a music teacher (played by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac), long for big-city life. And when a fair comes to their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape. With its jazzy Michel Legrand score, pastel paradise of costumes, and divine supporting cast, the film is a tribute to Hollywood optimism from 1960s French cinema’s preeminent dreamer.

Selections from the 22nd Sweded Film Festival

Sweded Films are amateur recreations of famous films using limited resources and technology inspired by the 2008 comedy film Be Kind Rewind. This Row House original reel is composed of the best classic movies, re-made by amateurs who replace A-list stars and CGI with whatever is laying around their houses and a ton of creativity. It’s odd, unexpected, and a whole lot of fun. The 2022 reel includes Swedes of The Goonies, Misery, The Truman Show, The Lord of the Rings, and more!

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