The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
A film for all the young lovers of the world
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon
Directed by Jacques Demy
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.
Runtime: 91 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: French
Countries: France
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: car mechanic,letter,normandy, france,musical,war,single,umbrella,1950s,1960s
Cast
Geneviève Emery
Guy
Madame Emery
Tante Élise
Roland Cassard
Madeleine
Aubin
Bernard
Jean
Gas Station Apprentice
Umbrella Buyer
Garage Customer in 1957
Girl in Cafe
Ginny
Monsieur Dubourg
Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Madame Emery (singing voice)
Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Tante Élise (singing voice)
Waiter (uncredited)
Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Madame Germaine (uncredited)
François Foucher (uncredited)
Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
First Removal Man (uncredited)
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Françoise Cassard (uncredited)