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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Name: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Director: Jacques Demy
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964-01-01
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner

2h 0m|Romance, Musical|1964

Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve), a beautiful young Frenchwoman who works at a small-town boutique selling umbrellas, falls for dashing mechanic Guy (Nino Castelnuovo). Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian War. Though pregnant by Guy, Geneviève marries an older businessman, Roland (Marc Michel), and begins to move on with her life. Throughout the musical film, all the characters' dialogue is conveyed through song.

Director:

Jacques Demy

Cast:

Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner, Mireille Perrey, Jean Champion, P. Caden, J.P. Dorat, Bernard Fradet, Michel Benoist

GENRERomance, Musical

DETAILSNetwork: TCM Runtime: 2h 0m