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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Overview

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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Jacques Demy profile
Jacques Demy

Director

Jacques Demy profile
Jacques Demy

Screenplay

Cast

Catherine Deneuve profile
Catherine Deneuve

Geneviève Emery

Nino Castelnuovo profile
Nino Castelnuovo

Guy

Anne Vernon profile
Anne Vernon

Madame Emery

Mireille Perrey profile
Mireille Perrey

Tante Élise

Marc Michel profile
Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Ellen Farner profile
Ellen Farner

Madeleine

Jean Champion profile
Jean Champion

Aubin

Pierre Caden profile
Pierre Caden

Bernard

Jean-Pierre Dorat profile
Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean

Bernard Fradet profile
Bernard Fradet

Gas Station Apprentice

Michel Benoist profile
Michel Benoist

Umbrella Buyer

Philippe Dumat profile
Philippe Dumat

Garage Customer in 1957

Catherine Deneuve profile
Catherine Deneuve

Geneviève Emery

Nino Castelnuovo profile
Nino Castelnuovo

Guy

Anne Vernon profile
Anne Vernon

Madame Emery

Mireille Perrey profile
Mireille Perrey

Tante Élise

Marc Michel profile
Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Ellen Farner profile
Ellen Farner

Madeleine

Jean Champion profile
Jean Champion

Aubin

Pierre Caden profile
Pierre Caden

Bernard

Jean-Pierre Dorat profile
Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean

Bernard Fradet profile
Bernard Fradet

Gas Station Apprentice

Michel Benoist profile
Michel Benoist

Umbrella Buyer

Philippe Dumat profile
Philippe Dumat

Garage Customer in 1957

Extra

Release Date

February 19, 1964

Original Language

French

Budget

$7.00

Production Company

Parc Film logoMadeleine Films logoBeta Film logo

Available On

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Videos

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Hand-picked by MUBI [Subtitled]
Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG thumbnail
Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled] thumbnail
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled] thumbnail
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]
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Trailer [Subtitled]
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo thumbnail
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo

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