Les Parisiennes

O.K. this is not a great film. But, the Catherine Deneuve/Johnny Halliday segment is so worth waiting for. Halliday serenades Catherine with the beautiful Azvanour song "Retien la Nuit" (Hold back the Night). The wonderful Catherine wears the typical French girl teen fashion of the time - a white shirt and plaid skirt - wow. I saw this film in London when I was eighteen years old and its effect on me was quite profound. Of I went to Paris and got myself a job as a monitor for the summer in a U.N.E.S.C.O hostel on the Left Bank. I also found myself a French girl friend- Chantal. This film brings back some great memories for me.

This movie made up of sketches is almost completely devoid of interest.Only one magic moment:Johnny Hallyday sings his lovely ballad "retiens la nuit"(written by Charles Aznavour)to Catherine Deneuve:both are very young and good-looking .Unfortunately it's at the end of the segment "Sophie" and it's a long way before it appears.So Johnny's fans,watch out!

As far as the rest of the movie is concerned,it's humorless,dull and eminently forgettable