Jacques Demy's contemporary fairy tale about a French cabaret dancer and unwed mother (Anouk Aimée) who optimistically awaits the return of her American Prince Charming. The almost overwhelming bittersweetness comes from its deliberate soft-pedaling of palpable realities, its policy of little white lies. (In the more bitter, less sweet sequel -- The Model Shop -- the heroine has once again been abandoned and is working as a nude model in Hollywood.) Raoul Coutard, shooting on location, works wonders with light and motion. (1960) — Duncan Shepherd
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