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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

PG-13 Drama Romance

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel

Writer: Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy

Release Date:
February 19, 1964
Ratings:
7.4 / 10
Director:
Jacques Demy
Companies:
Parc Film

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.