Cherchez l'idole

Cherchez l'idole
Original French theatrical release poster
Directed byMichel Boisrond
Written by
Music byGeorges Garvarentz
Production
companies
  • France Cinéma Productions
  • Mannic Films
  • Sirius Films
  • UGC
  • Adelphia Compagnia
Release date
  • 24 February 1964 (1964-02-24) (France)
Running time
85 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench

Cherchez l'idole (Italian title: Sciarada alla francese, English title: The Chase) is a 1964 French-Italian film directed by Michel Boisrond.[1][2][3][4][5] Enjoying great success in Japan, notably with the interpretation of Sylvie Vartan and her single La Plus Belle pour aller danser composed for the film and sold millions of copies, the film is considered the instigator of the fashion for Japanese idols and has had a strong impact on the Japanese recording industry as well as Japanese culture in general.[6]

  1. ^ Cahiers du cinéma. Éditions de l'Étoile. 1964.
  2. ^ Gabriella Lukács (15 July 2010). Scripted Affects, Branded Selves: Television, Subjectivity, and Capitalism in 1990s Japan. Duke University Press. pp. 231–. ISBN 978-0-8223-9323-8.
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi (2007). I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1960 al 1969. Gremese. ISBN 978-88-8440-503-6.
  4. ^ Phil Powrie (29 June 2017). Music in Contemporary French Cinema: The Crystal-Song. Springer. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-3-319-52362-0.
  5. ^ Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe (18 November 2013). Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop. Feral House. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-936239-72-6.
  6. ^ Simone, Gianni (2019-02-03). "From cosplay fan to idol, Yuriko Tiger's journey has been a colorful one". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-06-17.