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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
“A film for all the young lovers of the world.”
7.4 / 10• 1964• 1h 33m•PG-13• French
DramaRomance
Storyline
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Cast & Crew
Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Lead
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
MP
Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Jean Champion
Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Demy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
