And here's the stage version, performed by Frédérica Sorel and Mélanie Cohl in the roles originally played by Deneuve and Dorleac. It looks like it was a fun show; I just can't imagine an American or British stage show updating the sound of an old musical quite that much. It would be like if the stage version of Mary Poppins added a techno beat or something.
Plus, here's what appears to be a promotional music video made to tie in with the stage show:
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062873/ Scroll down the cast list a ways; the singers are listed.
Was Francoise Dorleac really dubbed by a man, or is that another IMDb snafu?
Well, the name "Claude" in French can be used for either girls or boys (think of actress Claude Jade from "Stolen Kisses.") So maybe Claude Parent is a woman and IMDB should change the word "himself" to "herself."
The new version was done as a TV special by the main French channel TF1 a few years back. The DVD is listed as being available on Amazon.fr http://www.amazon.fr/Demoiselles-Rochefort-Michel-Legrand/dp/B0002J49DI/ so you should be able to get a copy without too much trouble. But why not spend the money instead on seeing the great spy spoof from a couple of years back "OSS 117: Cairo, nest of spies". It gets the style of the early Bond films absolutely spot on. It got a US release last month and the few prints seem to be making their way slowly north.
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