La ciudad ideal de Jacques Demy. Reflejos de Nantes en otras ciudades portuarias

Abstract

Although associated with the Nouvelle Vague, the film-maker Jacques Demy is a unique and innovative personality. His filmography is deeply connected to Nantes. The love for this city IS present in all of his works. Despite Jacques Demy only shot two films in this city (Lola and Une chambre en ville), the echoes of Nantes are evident in the other cities of his works. Demy’s vision of an enchanted universe was that of a utopian city full of colour and music, and at the same time a tribute to Hollywood musicals.The city is a dream place full of colours that help the development of the history and the characters; an essential element of the filmography of this author who becomes a character itself.