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| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Geneviève Emery | |
| Nino Castelnuovo | ... | Guy Foucher | |
| Anne Vernon | ... | Madame Emery | |
| Marc Michel | ... | Roland Cassard | |
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Ellen Farner | ... | Madeleine |
| Mireille Perrey | ... | Tante Élise | |
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Jean Champion | ... | Aubin (as J. Champion) |
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Pierre Caden | ... | Bernard (as P. Caden) |
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Jean-Pierre Dorat | ... | Jean (as J.P. Dorat) |
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Bernard Fradet | ... | Gas Station Apprentice (as B. Fradet) |
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Michel Benoist | ... | Umbrella Buyer (as M. Benoist) |
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Philippe Dumat | ... | Garage Customer in 1957 (as P. Dumat) |
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Dorothée Blanck | ... | Girl in Cafe (as D. Blank) |
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Jane Carat | ... | Ginny (as J. Carat) |
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Harald Wolff | ... | Monsieur Dubourg |
16-year-old Genevieve and 20-year-old Guy are very much in love. Her kind mother, who runs an umbrella shop, won't hear of her marrying, particularly as Guy has yet to complete his compulsory military service. Genevieve is heartbroken when he leaves for his army service in colonial Algeria and is upset to have received only one letter from him in two months. Her mother's solution to this situation is kind diamond-merchant Roland Cassard, who has helped them in the past. Written by garykmcd
Absolutely wonderful French musical featuring twenty-year old Catherine Denevue singing every word of dialogue along with a cast of well-known (at the time) French actors. The production is opera as only the French knew how to do it. The tale is from old Europe -- love, betrayal, remorse but cast against the last years of France's Algerian crisis. The music, well it starts to sound like side 2 of a Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 record after awhile, nevertheless it does catch your attention and makes you focus on the story. A truly unique movie-going experience, "Umbrellas" is sure to entertain from its giddy start to its surprisingly poignant end. Find it!