The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 19, 1964

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Germany

Production

Parc Film,Madeleine Films,Beta Film

Cast

Catherine Deneuve,Nino Castelnuovo,Anne Vernon,Mireille Perrey,Marc Michel,Ellen Farner,Jean Champion,Jean-Pierre Dorat,Harald Wolff,Pierre Cadenand 24 more

Director

Jacques Demy

Writer

Jacques Demy

Producer

Mag Bodard,Gilbert de Goldschmidt,Pierre Lazareff

Cinematography

Jean Rabier

Music

Michel Legrand

Budget

$200,000

Revenue

$7,600,000

IMDb

tt0058450