Principal cast
Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève Emery, Nino Castelnuovo as Guy Foucher, Anne Vernon as Madame Emery, Mireille Perrey as Tante Élise, and Marc Michel as Roland Cassard
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
About the film
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1964 film at stop 180 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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 craft credits
Jean Rabier (director of photography), Anne-Marie Cotret (editor), Monique Teisseire (editor), Michel Legrand (original music composer), and Jacques Demy (screenplay)
- Director
- Jacques Demy
- Release
- 1964-02-19
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 20 questions
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