The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Poster

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

"A film for all the young lovers of the world."

7.4/10 1h 32m Feb 19, 1964
Drama Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Original Language FR
Budget $200,000
Revenue $7,600,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.9

Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Popularity: 3.4
Nino Castelnuovo
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Popularity: 0.9
Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
Popularity: 1.5
Mireille Perrey
Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Popularity: 0.4
Marc Michel
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Popularity: 0.6
Ellen Farner
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Popularity: 0.1
Jean Champion
Jean Champion
Aubin
Popularity: 0.3
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean
Popularity: 0.1
Harald Wolff
Harald Wolff
Monsieur Dubourg
Popularity: 2.1
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Pierre Caden
Bernard
Popularity: 0.1
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Bernard Fradet
Gas Station Apprentice
Popularity: 0.2
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Michel Benoist
Umbrella Buyer
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Editor Anne-Marie Cotret, Monique Teisseire
Director Jacques Demy
Producer Gilbert de Goldschmidt, Mag Bodard, Pierre Lazareff
Writer Jacques Demy
Screenplay Jacques Demy

Production

Parc Film
FR
Madeleine Films
FR
Beta Film
DE

Videos & Trailers

4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
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Hand-picked by MUBI [Subtitled]
Hand-picked by MUBI [Subtitled]
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Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Featurette
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]
Featurette
Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer

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Keywords

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

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Details
Release Date February 19, 1964
Runtime 1h 32m
Budget $200,000
Revenue $7,600,000
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 1.9
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