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still Parking (Jacques Demy, FR 1985)

Parking

Jacques Demy / FR, 1985 / 95 min.

Jacques Demy’s highly imaginative, colourful ode to Jean Cocteau’s famous film adaptation of the Orpheus story. Orpheus is now a hugely popular, bisexual rock star seeking to bring his deceased love Eurydice back to life. With a supporting role for Cocteau actor Jean Marais as Hades.

poster Parking (Jacques Demy, FR 1985)
Orpheus is now a bisexual rock ‘n’ roll sensation worshiped by millions, leading a decadent life of glitz, glamour, drink and drugs alongside lovers Eurydice and Calaïs, his sound engineer.

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Director

Jacques Demy

Production year

1985

Country

FR

Original title

Parking

Length

95 min.

Language

French

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

The Films of Jacques Demy

To accompany the 4K restoration of the wonderful, bittersweet musical Les parapluies de Cherbourg, other films by Jacques Demy will be screened, featuring major French film stars including Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau and Anouk Aimée.

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