Catherine Deneuve stars in Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, an astonishing musical love story in which every word is sung to a score by Michel Legrand. Glorious colour, breathtaking choreography and a heartbreaking plot combine to create a completely unique musical unlike no other. The story of star crossed lovers is .. Read more
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel |
|---|---|
| Director | Jacques Demy |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
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Catherine Deneuve stars in Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, an astonishing musical love story in which every word is sung to a score by Michel Legrand. Glorious colour, breathtaking choreography and a heartbreaking plot combine to create a completely unique musical unlike no other. The story of star crossed lovers is situated in an urban seaside as Genevieve (Deneuve), a sweet sixteen year old ingenue who works with her mother in an umbrella shop, falls desperately in love with Guy, a local mechanic. Fate intervenes when Genevieve becomes pregnant and Guy is drafted, as their love is pitted against time and fate.
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner |
|---|---|
| Director | Jacques Demy |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1964 To Rent: DVD: 10 Oct 2005 |
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Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The - Feature
Catherine Deneuve stars in Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, an astonishing musical love story in whi...
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Features "The World of Jacques Demy" directed by Agnes Varda and "L'Amerique Lunaire" a short film by Francois...
Everything is sung — even the most mundane dialogue — in director Jacques Demy's enchanting French throwback to the Hollywood musicals of the late 1920s. The stunning design, vivid candy colours (Cherbourg citizens allowed their buildings to be painted pink and red) and Catherine Deneuve's ethereal performance only add to the fairy-tale qualities of the haunting love story between a shop girl and a garage attendant. But it's when he leaves her pregnant to fight in the Algerian War that Demy's tuneful heartbreaker reaches dizzy romantic heights. Composer Michel Legrand's gorgeous score includes the standard I Will Wait for You and Watch What Happens. Absolutely beguiling.
33 out of 50 people found this review helpful
Just don't get it
I've tried to watch this twice, and I just can't get beyond the first half hour - people standing around singing at each other in French, weird sets, ... read more »
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Charming musical but not opera
A very pleasant musical, but couldn't possibly be classed as opera even though every word is sung. Having said that I did enjoy it and its worth seeing as a... read more »
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Catherine Deneuve's big break...
I understand why people find this film problematic sometimes. On the one hand it's a movie classic, and no fan of French cinema will want to miss it. On ... read more »
Surprizing good
I didn't know what to expect but remembered the theme tune.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, it did look its age but it was a good story, well told.
Here's something you may not know about Harrison Ford: in 1968 he was a struggling young actor (youngish - he was 26) when the French director Jacques Demy picked him to star in his first Hollywood movie, Model Shop. Demy was on a roll: his delightful musicals The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort were among the most popular films to emerge from the French new wave, not just in Europe, but in North America too. Ford had done a couple of bit roles in B movies and on TV,... Read more
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