The Model Shop

George (Gary Lockwood) is a disillusioned 26-year-old who has just quit his stifling job. He lives in Los Angeles with an aspiring young actress named Gloria (Alexandra Hay), who is none too pleased with his recent unemployment. Hanging over his head is the constant threat of repossession of his car ...more

Director/screenwriter Jacques Demy is generally at his best when at his least philosophical, when his stunning color sense can be employed to reflect and/or add depth to a fairly simple situation or character. He's therefore off his form in The Model Shop, his only American film, in which his attempts at capturing telling but insignificant details during one day in a disillusioned man's life are more successful than his attempts at delving deeper into the character and especially into the ...more