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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
8.4
/10
12,089 Ratings

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG

Les parapluies de Cherbourg

Directed by Jacques Demy
France, West Germany, 1964
Musical, Romance, Drama

Synopsis

Geneviève, a young Frenchwoman who works in her mother’s small-town umbrella boutique, falls for dashing mechanic Guy. Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian war. Pregnant, Geneviève has to choose between waiting for Guy or accepting an offer of marriage.

Synopsis

Geneviève, a young Frenchwoman who works in her mother’s small-town umbrella boutique, falls for dashing mechanic Guy. Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian war. Pregnant, Geneviève has to choose between waiting for Guy or accepting an offer of marriage.

Our take

A candy-colored masterpiece that won the coveted Palme d’Or, Jacques Demy’s sung-through musical propelled Catherine Deneuve to international stardom. Dazzlingly romantic, Michel Legrand’s swooning score gorgeously evokes the youthful intensity of first love and the sweet pangs of romantic longing.