The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

7.4

1964-02-19

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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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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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.

Released

1964-02-19

Runtime

92

Director

Jacques Demy

Budget

$200000

Revenue

$7600000

Genres

Drama

Romance

Language

Français

Production

Parc Film

Madeleine Films

Beta Film

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    Catherine Deneuve

    Catherine Deneuve
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    Nino Castelnuovo

    Nino Castelnuovo
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    Anne Vernon

    Anne Vernon
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    Mireille Perrey

    Mireille Perrey
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    Marc Michel

    Marc Michel
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    Ellen Farner

    Ellen Farner
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    Jean Champion

    Jean Champion
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    Jean-Pierre Dorat

    Jean-Pierre Dorat
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    Harald Wolff

    Harald Wolff
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    Pierre Caden

    Pierre Caden
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    Bernard Fradet

    Bernard Fradet
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    Michel Benoist

    Michel Benoist
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    Philippe Dumat

    Philippe Dumat
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    Dorothée Blanck

    Dorothée Blanck
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    Jane Carat

    Jane Carat
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    Danielle Licari

    Danielle Licari
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    José Bartel

    José Bartel
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    Christiane Legrand

    Christiane Legrand
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    Georges Blaness

    Georges Blaness
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    Claudine Meunier

    Claudine Meunier
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    Claire Leclerc

    Claire Leclerc
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    Patrick Bricard

    Patrick Bricard
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    Jacques Camelinat

    Jacques Camelinat
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    François Charet

    François Charet
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    Jean-Pierre Chizat

    Jean-Pierre Chizat
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    Jacques Demy

    Jacques Demy
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    Bernard Garnier

    Bernard Garnier
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    Gisèle Grandpré

    Gisèle Grandpré
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    Hervé Legrand

    Hervé Legrand
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    Michel Legrand

    Michel Legrand
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    Myriam Michelson

    Myriam Michelson
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    Paul Pavel

    Paul Pavel
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    Roger Perrinoz

    Roger Perrinoz
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    Rosalie Varda

    Rosalie Varda