Parking (1985): Cast
Parking is a 1985 romantic music film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Francis Huster as Orpheus, Keiko Itō and Laurent Malet. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Jacques Demy
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Garance Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Parking About?
The premise of Parking without spoilers.
Jacques Demy's poetic retelling follows rock star Orpheus, who composes love songs for Eurydice, the artist who creates his album covers. Caught between Eurydice and his sound engineer Calaïs, he discovers she has died from an overdose. Grief drives him to descend into the Underworld, where he bargains with Hades for a chance to bring her back.
Parking Themes & Keywords
· 42 tags- male rear nudity
- female topless nudity
- male nudity
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- world
- orpheus character
- hades character
- greek mythology
- eurydice character
- suicide by drug overdose
- paris france
+30 more Show fewer
- back from the dead
- famous singer
- irritability
- reference to river styx
- gay kiss
- pop singer
- recording studio
- concert performance
- playing electric guitar
- singing and playing guitar
- premature death
- song writing
- title appears in writing
- female sculptor
- one word title
- character says i love you
- shot to death
- death by electrocution
- death of loved one
- suicide of wife
- mysterious woman
- porsche carrera
- couple quarrels
- crashing into a wall
- afterlife
- death on stage
- songwriter
- 1980s
- remake
- title spoken by character
Parking Cast & Characters
Francis Huster leads the cast as Orpheus, with Keiko Itō as Eurydice and Laurent Malet as Calaïs. Directed by Jacques Demy; 19 actors are credited in all.
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Director Jacques Demy
- Francis Huster as Orpheus
- Keiko Itō as Eurydice
- Laurent Malet as Calaïs
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Jean Marais as Hadès / The Devil
Also Starring in Parking
· 15 more- Marie-France Pisier Claude Perséphone
- Gilles Cohen L'homme Bercy
- Éva Darlan Dominique Daniel
- Hugues Quester Caron
- Annick Alane Lucienne
- Marion Game L'habilleuse
- Gérard Klein Aristée
- Patrick Fierry L'officier des Douanes
- Jean Amos Clément
- Jean-Louis Rolland Le médecin
- Gérard Zalcberg L'huissier
- Daniel Dhubert Le garçon de café
- Nicolas Sempe Le 1er jeune homme
- Philippe Vacher Le maître de cérémonie
- Odile Cohen L'hôtesse douanes
More from Jacques Demy
More films directed by Jacques Demy, best-rated first: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released), Lola, The Pied Piper and Donkey Skin (re-release).
Cars in Parking
31 cars on screen, including the 1985 Moto Guzzi V 65 California and the 1938 La Licorne 316 CLS.
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1985 Moto Guzzi V 65 California Main role -
1938 La Licorne 316 CLS Important role -
1982 Porsche 911 SC Important role -
Ford Transit MkI Minor role
Parking Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Calle P” and “摇滚奥菲尔”.
- Also known as
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- Calle P
- 摇滚奥菲尔
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Parking FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Parking, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Parking?
Parking runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Parking released?
Parking was released on May 29, 1985.
Who directed Parking?
Parking was directed by Jacques Demy.
More films by Jacques Demy Who is in the cast of Parking?
Parking stars Francis Huster as Orpheus, Keiko Itō as Eurydice and Laurent Malet as Calaïs, among 19 credited actors.
Does Parking have a post-credit scene?
No. Parking has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Parking in?
The original language of Parking is French.
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