Principal cast
Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey and Marc Michel
Film 200 of 498 on the Screen Path
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 200 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
The Screen Path journey
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Catherine DeneuveCharacter: Geneviève Emery
- Nino CastelnuovoCharacter: Guy Foucher
- Anne VernonCharacter: Madame Emery
- Mireille PerreyCharacter: Tante Élise
- Marc MichelCharacter: Roland Cassard
- Ellen FarnerCharacter: Madeleine
- Jean ChampionCharacter: Aubin
- Jean-Pierre DoratCharacter: Jean
- Harald WolffCharacter: Monsieur Dubourg
- Pierre CadenCharacter: Bernard
- Bernard FradetCharacter: Gas Station Apprentice
- Michel BenoistCharacter: Umbrella Buyer
Full crew
Full crew
- Jacques DemyCredits: Director, Writer, Screenplay, Lyricist, Dialogue, Scenario Writer, Songs
- Jacqueline MoreauCredits: Costume Design
- Anne-Marie CotretCredits: Editor
- Bernard EveinCredits: Art Direction, Production Design
- Mag BodardCredits: Producer
- Gilbert de GoldschmidtCredits: Producer
- Monique TeisseireCredits: Editor
- Jean RabierCredits: Director of Photography
- Michel LegrandCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor, Songs
- Maurice UrbainCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Pierre LazareffCredits: Producer
- Philippe DussartCredits: Production Manager
- Christine FornelliCredits: Makeup Artist
- Charles ChieusseCredits: Production Manager, Location Manager
- André FlédérickCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Jean-Paul SavignacCredits: Assistant Director
- Leo WeisseCredits: Still Photographer
- Roger DelattreCredits: Electrician
- Agnès SouletCredits: Costumer
- Gisèle ChézeauCredits: Assistant Editor
- Francis LemarqueCredits: Other
- Jeanne Marie OlivierCredits: Production Secretary
- Jean DidenotCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Claude PignotCredits: Assistant Set Decoration
- Maurice BourbotteCredits: Other
- Paul VidelierCredits: Accountant
- Joseph GerhardCredits: Props
- Jean-Paul LemaîtreCredits: Camera Operator
- Bernard LargemainsCredits: Key Grip
- Pierre WilleminCredits: Camera Operator
- Rhona KaneCredits: Publicist
- Klaus Müller-LaueCredits: Assistant Director
- Larry ShawCredits: Still Photographer
- Annie MaurelCredits: Script Supervisor
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