86
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA heartfelt, passionate, tragic musical suite made up of these formulas, which the film both celebrates and wryly examines to discover their inner logic: how they actually work, what they do and don't do.
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonDemy, his cinematographer Jean Rabier and production designer Bernard Evein created an operatic masterpiece of romanticism, which makes a modest but effective antidote to the harsh era of cynicism that has pervaded world cinema ever since.
- 90Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonA glorious romantic confection unlike any other in movie history.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg has stood the test of time as beautifully as Deneuve and seems likely to enchant future generations as fully as it has audiences over the past four decades.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA surprisingly effective film, touching and knowing and, like Deneuve, ageless.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAlthough most movies favor passion and true love, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg shows that another less demanding, more subtle kind of love has its own appeal.
- 70Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThe wonderful-terrible dervish of Umbrellas reaches peak abandon, worthy of Vincente Minnelli, when Geneviève sobs out a plaint for Guy as a carnival whirls outside the shop.
- 70TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBy inflating the life of a common shop girl into a musical spectacle, Demy succeeds in turning a tedious existence into a fantasy, yet he and cinematographer Jean Rabier and art director Bernard Evein do so without creating a false world. [review of original release]