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Model Shop (1969) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Jacques Demy and produced by Jacques Demy.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): Tarantino By Way of Model Shop

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 20, 2019 From 4 Star Films

To his credit, Quentin Tarantino will always and forever be a divisive creative force. There is no recourse but to either love or dislike his work. I fall closer to the latter category though I’m not as vehement as some. At the core of this fission are his own proclivities.?Tarantino has alway... Read full article


Model Shop (1969)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 27, 2017 From 4 Star Films

At face value, Model Shop is an ordinary film of little consequence but look a little deeper and it’s actually a fascinating?portrait of the LA milieu in 1969. Part of that is due to the man behind it all. Jacques Demy is among the foremost of French directors, most obviously for his work in m... Read full article


Model Shop (1969)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 27, 2017 From 4 Star Films

At face value, Model Shop is an ordinary film of little consequence but look a little deeper and it’s actually a fascinating?portrait of the L.A. milieu in 1969. Part of that is due to the man behind it all. Jacques Demy is among the foremost of French directors, most obviously for his work in... Read full article


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Lola aka Cecile: [Lola is modeling for George, whose photo session is just about over] You have only one left. If you want me to do anything...
George Matthews: I like what I've got.
Lola aka Cecile: You don't seem particularly interested in photography.
George Matthews: I'm not. I'm more interested in you. Besides, I don't think the guys who come here give a damn for the art of photography, do they?
Lola aka Cecile: I don't judge the customers. It's not my concern.
George Matthews: It's kind of degrading work, isn't it? Why do you do it?
Lola aka Cecile: To make my living... But I don't like this word, "degrading." After all, I don't know what YOU do, to make your living.
Lola aka Cecile: Me? Nothing, right now.
Lola aka Cecile: [laughs somewhat mockingly] Then you don't run the risk of degrading yourself by working.
George Matthews: You're French.
Lola aka Cecile: As you can hear.
George Matthews: I followed you this morning.
Lola aka Cecile: Yes, I know... Good-bye.
George Matthews: Good-bye.


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Harrison Ford was Jacques Demy's first choice for the main character instead of Gary Lockwood, but Columbia didn't want Ford, saying he wouldn't make any money. Demy's wife Agnès Varda shot a screen test of Ford, clips of which are included in her documentary The Beaches of Agnès.
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