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Overview

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Director:

Jacques Demy

Writer:

Jacques Demy (scenario and dialogue)

Contact:

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Release Date:

16 December 1964 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance more

Tagline:

FOR ALL THE YOUNG LOVERS OF THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD... more

Plot:

Geneviève, 17, lives with her widowed mother, who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She and Guy, a twenty-year-old auto mechanic... more | full synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

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Agnès Varda in person at American Cinematheque
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User Comments:

Pure romance with a beautiful score more (102 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Catherine Deneuve ... Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo ... Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon ... Madame Emery
Marc Michel ... Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner ... Madeleine
Mireille Perrey ... Aunt Élise
Jean Champion ... Aubin (as J. Champion)
Pierre Caden ... Bernard (as P. Caden)
Jean-Pierre Dorat ... Jean (as J.P. Dorat)
Bernard Fradet ... Gas Station Apprentice (as B. Fradet)
Michel Benoist ... Umbrella Buyer (as M. Benoist)
Philippe Dumat ... Garage Customer in 1957 (as P. Dumat)
Dorothée Blank ... Girl in Cafe (as D. Blank)
Jane Carat ... Ginny (as J. Carat)
Harald Wolff ... Monsieur Dubourg
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Die Regenschirme von Cherbourg (West Germany)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (USA)
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Runtime:

91 min

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (restored version) (1992) | Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (1997) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL (re-rating) (2008) | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Cherbourg, Manche, France

Company:

Parc Film more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Roland tells Genevieve's mother he once loved a woman named "Lola." "Lola" is a Demy film from 1961, in which Marc Michel plays the same character of Roland. more

Quotes:

Madame Emery: My little girl, you're crazy! Thinking of marriage at sixteen!
Geneviève Emery: Seventeen.
Madame Emery: In love!
Geneviève Emery: Am I too ugly or too stupid?
Madame Emery: No, you're not ugly. You're not the fairest of them all, but you're neither ugly nor stupid. You have plenty of time. You think you're in love, but love is something different. You do not just fall in love with a face in the street.
Geneviève Emery: He's a young man whom I've met several times, and he loves me. We want to get married.
Madame Emery: I am shocked!
Geneviève Emery: I went to the theater with him last night.
Madame Emery: So you lied to me! And you admit it without shame!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Les chansons d'amour (2007) more

Soundtrack:

I Will Wait For You more


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18 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Pure romance with a beautiful score, 22 October 2003
Author: fairyeyes16 from Spokane, Washington

I saw this movie in 1964 when I was 11 years old. It was my introduction to heartbreaking love and this movie probably influenced my love life or how I imagined love was supposed to be. My mother had to lead me from the theatre when it was over because I was blinded with tears. Many years passed until I was able to order the film in VHS and watch it again (about 3 years ago). I still love it. The vivid colors, Genevieve and Guy's beauty and youth, and the beautiful score by Michele LeGrande combine to transport you to a magical place. I loved the fact that every word was sung, but it was not like opera at all. After a few minutes it was as if every word is always sung and talking doesn't exist. Catherine Deneuve was so beautiful! I love this movie and highly recommend it.

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