Model Shop

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Model Shop

PG,

1969,

1h 30m,

Drama

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83%

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250+ Ratings

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6 Reviews

44%

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250+ Ratings

With the threat of the Vietnam draft looming over his head and the realities of unemployment sinking in, 26-year-old Californian George Matthews (Gary Lockwood) becomes increasingly hopeless about his future. Failing to relate to his live-in girlfriend, Gloria (Alexandra Hay), the young man finds himself drawn to Lola (Anouk Aimée), a model whom he photographs. In a desperate bid to make a meaningful connection, George decides to take a chance on having a romantic tryst with Lola.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 29, 2021

3/4

For those who can land on its wavelength, it's an attractive and offbeat picture, almost as interested in its Los Angeles setting as in its central characters.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Feb 12, 2020

B+

This is a movie you can dream into, even as nightmare glimpses of American sexual repression and capitalist culture of greed and war come and go.

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Paul Schrader

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 24, 2020

Model Shop doesn't look like the failure of an accomplished film-maker, but like the work of a hippie-come-lately hack.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Jun 3, 2019

3.5/4

Always vibrantly alive, capturing the indelible rhythm and hues of the streets of LA.

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Emanuel Levy

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Jul 27, 2012

B+

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 18, 2009

A

A brilliant bitter-sweet understated look at life in America during the Viet Nam War.

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Albus G

Jul 28, 2017

In a word, ugh. Don't waste your time with this film. It has a low-budget, indie feel to it, which could have been a big positive, but the acting is shockingly bad. Gary Lockwood is wooden and Alexandra Hay is awful, and on top of that, the script is sleepy and uninspired. The soundtrack and brief appearance from the band Spirit is as well. There is a moment at which Lockwood gets a draft notice that feels real and of interest, bringing back a difficult period in America, but it's quickly snuffed by the lethargy of Lockwood's attraction to a model (Anouk Aimée) who can be paid to pose for risqué photos. It's quite tedious to see Lockwood slowly tooling around in his convertible in scene after scene, though it is of some interest to see street scenes in 1960's Los Angeles, and that's the best thing the film has going for it. Otherwise, director Jacques Demy even finds a way to make scenes with two beautiful stars, Aimée and Lockwood, boring. Whew.

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Synopsis

With the threat of the Vietnam draft looming over his head and the realities of unemployment sinking in, 26-year-old Californian George Matthews (Gary Lockwood) becomes increasingly hopeless about his future. Failing to relate to his live-in girlfriend, Gloria (Alexandra Hay), the young man finds himself drawn to Lola (Anouk Aimée), a model whom he photographs. In a desperate bid to make a meaningful connection, George decides to take a chance on having a romantic tryst with Lola.

Director: Jacques Demy
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 1969, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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