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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

1964-02-19 · 93 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Jacques Demy
Production companies
Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
Countries
France, Germany
Status
Released
Budget
USD 200,000
Revenue
USD 7,600,000

Top Cast

Catherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveGeneviève Emery
Nino CastelnuovoNino CastelnuovoGuy Foucher
Anne VernonAnne VernonMadame Emery
Mireille PerreyTante Élise
Marc MichelMarc MichelRoland Cassard
Ellen FarnerEllen FarnerMadeleine
Jean ChampionJean ChampionAubin
Jean-Pierre DoratJean-Pierre DoratJean
Harald WolffMonsieur Dubourg
Pierre CadenBernard
Bernard FradetGas Station Apprentice
Michel BenoistUmbrella Buyer
Philippe DumatPhilippe DumatGarage Customer in 1957
Dorothée BlanckDorothée BlanckGirl in Cafe
Jane CaratGinny
Danielle LicariDanielle LicariGeneviève Emery (singing voice)
José BartelGuy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane LegrandChristiane LegrandMadame Emery (singing voice)
Georges BlanessGeorges BlanessRoland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine MeunierMadeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)

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