The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964-02-19)

Drama | Romance |

7.382

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.

Directed By: Jacques Demy

Star Cast: Catherine Deneuve , Nino Castelnuovo , Anne Vernon , Mireille Perrey ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 93m
Popularity: 3.2405
Language: fr

Budget: $200,000
Revenue: $7,600,000

Vote Average: 7.382
Vote Count: 884

Keywords

car mechanic letter normandy, france musical single umbrella 1950s 1960s somber cherbourg, france earnest

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Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Geneviève Emery

Nino Castelnuovo

Nino Castelnuovo

Guy Foucher

Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

Madame Emery

Mireille Perrey

Mireille Perrey

Tante Élise

Marc Michel

Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Ellen Farner

Ellen Farner

Madeleine

Jean Champion

Jean Champion

Aubin

Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean-Pierre Dorat

Jean

Harald Wolff

Harald Wolff

Monsieur Dubourg

Pierre Caden

Pierre Caden

Bernard

Bernard Fradet

Bernard Fradet

Gas Station Apprentice

Michel Benoist

Michel Benoist

Umbrella Buyer

Philippe Dumat

Philippe Dumat

Garage Customer in 1957

Dorothée Blanck

Dorothée Blanck

Girl in Cafe

Jane Carat

Jane Carat

Ginny

Danielle Licari

Danielle Licari

Geneviève Emery (singing voice)

José Bartel

José Bartel

Guy Foucher (singing voice)

Christiane Legrand

Christiane Legrand

Madame Emery (singing voice)