The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1964-02-19
- Runtime:
- 93 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Director:
- Jacques Demy
- Top cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
- Original language:
- FR
- TMDB rating:
- 7.4/10 from 886 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.4/10