For Jacques Demy the film was quite a family affair. Costumes were by his adopted daughter Rosalie Varda, child of his wife Agnès Varda and her former lover Antoine Bourseiller, who himself plays a part. Also in the cast were the child of Agnès and Jacques, Mathieu Demy, and a stepson of Antoine's called Christophe Bourseiller, together with Katy Varda. the niece of Agnès.