Unique and unforgettable with an exceptional color scheme, but the story is entirely predictable.

i wish i watched this without subtitles

This movie blew me away, unbelievably good.

A fun, light, and whimsical musical about a young couple that fall in love, get separated by the army, and go about their lives. With the set being covered in bright 1960s colors and fabrics, it's hard not to love the eye-candy. The acting is fine for a musical, and I thought it is a good recommendation for anyone who is learning french. Song structure is silly as the plot, with characters simply singing conversations instead of proper (aka rhyming) songs.

This movie is crap. They sing EVERY line. It's funny for 5 minutes, then it just becomes irritating. The music is mediocre and the story idiotic. I barely managed to sit through the whole thing.

Could there possibly be a more deliciously, beautifully indulgent film, or one that embraces a genre so enthusiastically? And yet at the same time it is so intelligent and emotionally mature. The ending is incredibly moving and at once both happy and sad, and to its credit not cynical. It understands that life doesn't work like it does in the movies, but it also understands that actually you can if you're lucky still have a happy ending. Just not necessarily the one you yearned for in your youth

This is a film I feel like I shouldn't like, but somehow it still sticks. It's sorta silly really, as they sing constantly, and yet something about it is just wonderfully naïve and sweet and likable.

The fact that the movie is so highly stylized helps immensely--I don't think I would've given two hoots about the story otherwise. A beautiful example of style matching content perfectly!

In this film, Demy wholly and seamlessly transposes the world of musicals onto reality, expressing his love of musicals and subverting the genre simultaneously. It almost mocks musicals, yet also enchanting the entire genre, simply by making such a perfect film using its form. Concept aside, the technical aspects are all masterfully pulled off. The camera glides along with the music flawlessly. the editing is inspired and brisk and the main theme is now stuck in my head for the rest of the life.

I CAN'T TAKE IT!

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One of the most romantic films ever made, and--as all great romances must be--incredibly sad.

Heart-wrenching

I know: singing every word instead of simply uttering it is weird. But don't give up: by the end, you'll have found it absolutely normal. It's a risky yet entirely succesful experiment at the core of which lies one of the most beautiful love stories ever told on celluloid. The cast (especially Vernon and the gorgeous Deneuve) also deserve kudos for capably coping with such a major peculiarity. After all, it's a film in which there's someone wearing clothes matching the tapicerie in every scene.

I can't... I can't... I can't.

Singing every line is quirky and definitely a good mood-setter. However, it can cause scenes to seem to drag, leading to a bit of restlessness whilst sitting through the more 'obvious' parts of the story. Part of the magic is probably also lost in translation. A sweet idea, with decent actors, but with a story that seems a little lacking.

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Awesome gimmick movie that takes the genre to it's extreme and contrasts the colorful sets with the rather grim and realistic story. Probably the best new wave film I've seen, complete with long tracking shots and characters looking into the camera. Oh, and might I on a personal note add, that I'm pleased to finally see a director that obviously hates musicals as much as I do.

The only movie that is capable of breaking my heart every time I see it... My favorite movie of all time.

I don't know if it is the stunning beauty of a young Catherine Deneuve, so perfectly caught by a great cinematographer, or solely the fact that I remained interested throughout in spite of the singing (some achievement, I dare say), but I loved it. Sometimes I even forgot they were singing. Such great coordination, such great acting with such hard terms to deal with. One I won't forget in a long time, and only for positive reasons. Last, but not least, the use of colors was truly magnificent.

French is best way to sing.

Surprisingly weighty, given its reputation as candy-coated fluff (and to be sure, it starts out feeling that way). What seems like a storybook romance gives way to something more nuanced and bittersweet, even while playing off oft-used tropes of young-and-in-love tales. The bookends with Guy were more interesting than the central (and, fortunately, briefest) section, but it all adds up to something rewarding beyond its merits as a fun, colorful musical.

A lovely musical with great performances and a beautiful, overly romanticized milieu.

A technically superior curiosity. It's a romantic tragedy served well by a downbeat melancholic ending. The constant singing is almost insufferable but the magnificent score underneath is mindblowing. Been humming it for the last week.

Every single line in this very colorful movie is sung. It's very pleasurable audio-visually. I would have to call this a triumph of form over content, as the story itself, while not bad, has little going for it and the writing is trivial and banal. Still, it's a rather charming little film.

The story is cute, not great but not bad. The colour scheme is nice, though the DVD I watched didn't do it any favours. The movie's main gimmick is that the entirety of the dialogue is sung. If that appeals to you then you'll love it, personally I just kept thinking how much better this would be without the singing.

Why does everybody love this silly thing so much?

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