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Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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Key Information
Directors: Jacques Demy
Stars: Catherine Deneuve
Actors: Jacques Camelinat
Genre: Foreign Films
Subgenre: Recommended · Romances · Tear Jerker · New Wave (Film) · Love Story · Tragedy · Musicals/Music Videos · Young Love · Love · Love Affairs · Essential Cinema · Classic · French · Musicals
MPAA Rating: G (MPAA)
Available Formats: DVD
UPC: 720917500324
Release Date: 1964
Running Time: 1hr 32min
Languages
Original Language: French
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 31min
Release Company: Wellspring (October 28, 1997)
UPC: 720917500324
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 31min
Release Company: Wellspring (May 06, 1997)
UPC: 720917011974
Credits
Screenwriter: Jacques Demy
Professional Reviews
: (01/01/2006, p.86, Kate Stables): "Deneuve is sweeter than sugar as the beleaguered heroine, but Anne Vernon, as her foxy, grasping mother, is a worldly, unexpected delight."
More Information
Details: In the innovative film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, Jacques Demy pays loving homage to the Hollywood musical as well as the French melodrama. The film is shot in Cherbourg, France, using inventive cinematography and blazing colors and textures. Local life is rendered in pink, orange, green, and blue. Wallpapers and umbrella patterns, sweaters and hats, cars and gas stations--each element of the film contributes to the exuberant color and exalted mood. The film is also unique in the sense that every word is sung. The fertile collaboration between Demy and legendary French composer Michel Legrand reaches its climax in the light opera structure and lilting and memorable songs that make up the plot. Catherine Deneuve is the fresh and beautiful 16-year-old Genevieve, pining away in her mother's umbrella shop. When she falls in love with the charming local auto mechanic, Guy (Nino Castelnuovo), worlds collide. The young couple who, in their innocence, believe that love can overcome all obstacles, face many of t...
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