The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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

1964 1h 33m FR

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7.4

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97%

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METACRITIC

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7.8

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★7.4TMDB · 916🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●86Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 35,635

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“A film for all the young lovers of the world.”

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Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Jean Champion
Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Demy
Writers: Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy, Jacques Demy
Languages: French
Countries: France, Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $8M — a 38.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jacques Demy, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Legrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne-Marie Cotret shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo and Anne Vernon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jacques Demy directs. Jean Rabier behind the camera. Michel Legrand scores. Anne-Marie Cotret cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, Germany. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $8M — a 38.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
362 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.
5Directed by Jacques Demy, shot by Jean Rabier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michel Legrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Anne-Marie Cotret shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo and Anne Vernon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A film for all the young lovers of the world.".
10IMDB entry: tt0058450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "car mechanic", "letter", "normandy, france", "musical".