The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

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.

star 7.4
  • Release Date: 1964-02-19
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Director: Jacques Demy

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Catherine Deneuve

      Geneviève Emery

    • Nino Castelnuovo

      Guy

    • Anne Vernon

      Madame Emery

    • Mireille Perrey

      Tante Élise

    • Marc Michel

      Roland Cassard

    • Ellen Farner

      Madeleine

    • Jean Champion

      Aubin

    • Jean-Pierre Dorat

      Jean

    • Harald Wolff

      Monsieur Dubourg

    • Pierre Caden

      Bernard

    • Bernard Fradet

      Gas Station Apprentice

    • Michel Benoist

      Umbrella Buyer

    • Philippe Dumat

      Garage Customer in 1957

    • Dorothée Blanck

      Girl in Cafe

    • Jane Carat

      Ginny

    • Danielle Licari

      Geneviève Emery (singing voice)

    • José Bartel

      Guy Foucher (singing voice)

    • Christiane Legrand

      Madame Emery (singing voice)

    • Georges Blaness

      Roland Cassard (singing voice)

    • Claudine Meunier

      Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)

    • Claire Leclerc

      Tante Élise (singing voice)

    • Patrick Bricard

      Waiter (uncredited)

    • Jacques Camelinat

      Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)

    • François Charet

      Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

    • Jean-Pierre Chizat

      Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)

    • Jacques Demy

      Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

    • Bernard Garnier

      Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

    • Gisèle Grandpré

      Madame Germaine (uncredited)

    • Hervé Legrand

      François Foucher (uncredited)

    • Michel Legrand

      Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

    • Myriam Michelson

      Girl in Cafe (uncredited)

    • Paul Pavel

      First Removal Man (uncredited)

    • Roger Perrinoz

      Cafe Owner (uncredited)

    • Rosalie Varda

      Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

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