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by jankp  in Movies,  - Top 100, May 30 '04
Pros: hauntingly romantic theme song; restored very well in 1994
Cons: boring; annoying; unconvincing
I give very few one-star ratings, usually because I can’t stand watching the whole movie or reading the book, but I made it through the hour and a half playing time for this first attempt by Jacques Demy from 1964. I earlier had watched, enjoyed and ...
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by lemon_lime - Top 1000, Feb 13 '03
Pros: eye candy and ear candy all at once.
Cons: story is a bit pithy.
In a perfect world we would all live in a musical. In this real world, of course, none of us do...but oh how sweet it would be if we did. Bush singing the State of the Union address, Ashcroft singing the elevated terror alert warnings, I mean just...
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by dancingpotato , Jul 08 '03
Pros: Absolutely gorgeous Technicolor and great music.
Cons: Clunky "dialogue" and uneven acting by some cast members.
It’s become fashionable in recent years to say that you don’t like musicals. The reason for this is ...
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by metalluk - Top 100, Mar 20 '04
Pros: Vibrant music and color, emotionally wrenching love story, and Catherine Deneuve
Cons: Viewer has to adapt to dialogue delivered entirely as recitative as well as subtitles
Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) is about as unique a film as one can find. Director Jacques Demy invented a bold and original style for this gorgeous masterpiece that was never fully duplicated in any later film, although his own follow-up film, ...
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by penguin22 , Nov 10 '00
Pros: hard to watch
Cons: almost too easy to understand
In a lifetime of seeking out weird movies, this has got to be one of the weirdest.
For starters, every word of the dialog is sung, not spoken. (That would really be plenty weird, thanks.) What makes this more unusual is that it’s set in...
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by sarahphilips , Feb 04 '01
Pros: Unique, startling, beautiful clothes, attractive actors, lovely music, talent
Cons: seems short, ends poorly
Ok, here's the deal
Genevieve and Guy (remember to pronounce it Gee with a hard g) were in love
right?
Never happier than when they were together.
Bloody in love...feel as if death was approaching if they were separated.
But, Guy...
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by BrianKoller - Top 50, Jan 01 '00
Pros: cinematography, sets, characters, story, score, originality
Cons: subtitled
Has there ever been a film more lovely than "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"? Pretty faces, voices, melodies and colors; it's a film where tenement walls are painted bright green, and ageless mothers are as lovely as their daughters. Only once is...
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by ispeakup , Sep 03 '01
Pros: See the Film That Launched Catherine Deneuve's International Film Career.
Cons: See a Sad Film in Brilliant Technicolor?
“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” is a collector’s item for its rarity, because, as the British would say, this is a “one-off,” that will not likely ever be imitated exactly the same way ever again. It is truly an opera on film (not to be confused with “La...
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by philmcgarr , Apr 13 '00
Pros: Beautiful art direction, Catherine Deneuve is stunning, songs are great,
Cons: Simple story, not very complex
I just was given the The Umbrellas of Cherbourg on DVD.
Jacques Demy(The Seven Deadly Sins, Lola) has done a wonderful job in the remake(remastering) of Umbrellas. I will say this first, if you are in a bad mood, this film will make you feel good....
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by virelai , Jan 17 '00
Pros: All-time classic, about as perfect a film as you can get.
Cons: Middling-to-poor video transfer; remastered audio still inadequate.
In 1964, Jacques Demy helped usher in the French New Wave with this highly unconventional film starring the 20-year old Catherine Deneuve. With its bold colors and a screenplay that was sung in its entirety, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" was a...
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by jimblack , Jan 12 '06
Pros: A unique and completely realized vision
Cons: Highly stylized film may not appeal to everyone
My wife and I watched this movie last night, and when it was over, she said, "I never really appreciated it when I saw it years ago." This was my first viewing and I was completely captivated. However, it’s quite understandable why it wouldn’t appeal ...
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by aset4life , Jun 28 '08
Pros: A fun romp bursting with intricate and exhilarating set design.
Cons: The cheesy and simple storyline.
As a kid I would fast-forward through the singing and dancing bits in Disney movies. When I saw The Umbrellas of Cherbourg on the syllabus I was terrified; however, I came in with an open mind and was dazzled. It is a film that sucks the viewer in ...
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