# The best Jacques Demy films

From Lola to The Young Girls of Rochefort: the Jacques Demy films ranked highest by audiences and critics (SensCritique, New Wave Film, Wikipedia).

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## Top 11

1. **The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac as twins, in song.
2. **The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A film sung from start to finish; Palme d'Or.
3. **Lola (1961)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Anouk Aimée as a cabaret dancer in Nantes.
4. **Donkey Skin (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Perrault's fairy tale with Catherine Deneuve.
5. **Bay of Angels (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jeanne Moreau and a gambling obsession in Nice.
6. **A Room in Town (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A strike in Nantes, sung.
7. **Model Shop (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His American film, in Los Angeles.
8. **The Pied Piper (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The legend of the Pied Piper, with Donovan.
9. **A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marcello Mastroianni gets pregnant.
10. **Lady Oscar (1979)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The adaptation of The Rose of Versailles.
11. **Parking (1985)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Orpheus as a rock star.
12. **Three Seats for the 26th (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yves Montand returns to Marseille; his last film.

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