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Lola (1960) affermò il suo stile sfumato con
una commedia balletto dedicata a Olphus in cui una ballerina dei bassifondi ritrova il padre di suo figlio,
diventato ricco, che la sposa. Sul tema (i giochi d'amore) Demy ha composte diverse variazioni, tutte
contraddistinte da finezza di stile, tenero romanticismo, in bilico fra sogno e realtà, tentando
sovente la carta del musical (il pop-musical Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, 1964, e
Josephine, 1966, cioè la Deneuve). Apologo paradossale di Niente paura (1974),
satira dell'uguaglianza e del consumismo.
The entire dialogue is sung.
Guy is a humble auto mechanic who lives with an elderly relative, Elise,
and with her
pretty nurse Madeleine.
Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve) works in her mother's shop, selling umbrellas.
She knows that her mother would never approve of their love, otherwise she
is so in love that she would marry him right away.
Genevieve's mother is in trouble: if she doesn't pay her debts, she will be
ruined. She tries to sell her jewels but the local jewelry shop cannot afford
to buy them. Luckily, a diamond dealer offers to pay cash for her necklace.
He clearly does it only because of Genevieve's good looks.
Guy is drafted into the army for two years.
Madeleine, who is clearly in love with Guy, is as heart-broken as Genevieve.
After he leaves, Genevieve finds out that she is pregnant. Roland declares
his love and proposes. Her mother thinks that she should forget Guy and marry
the rich gentleman. Genevieve is faithful to Roland, but Roland doesn't write
as often as she hoped and eventually she gives up.
Guy returns from the war and finds out what happened. He is so devastated that
he loses his job and sleeps with a prostitute he found in a bar.
Elise dies and Madeleine would like to leave, but Guy begs her to stay.
She helps him start a new life. He buys a gas station and marries Madeleine.
Years later, on Christmas' Eve, Guy is happily married to Madeleine and has a little son when Genevieve stops at the gas station. She drives an expensive car
and wears an expensive fur, but does not look happy. She has her daughter
in the car, who is also Guy's daughter but Guy does not want to see her.
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