Model Shop

Model Shop

1969 · 95 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.7 (52 votes)
Dir. Jacques Demy · Starring Gary Lockwood, Anouk Aimée, Alexandra Hay, Carol Cole, Tom Holland, Severn Darden

Maybe Tomorrow. Maybe Never. Maybe.

DramaRomance

While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop", an establishment that rents out beautiful pin-up models to photographers. George spends his last twelve dollars to photograph Lola, and discovers that she is as unhappy as he.

VIBE

A hazy, dreamlike drift through 1960s Los Angeles. It captures a profound sense of urban loneliness and quiet desperation, with characters searching for connection in a city that feels both vast and isolating. The mood is introspective and melancholic.

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