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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 Directed by Jacques Demy Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

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.

Country France
Production Countries France , Germany
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Companies Beta Film , Madeleine Films , Parc Film
Budget $200,000
Revenue $7,600,000
Release Date 19 February 1964
92 mins
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Nino Castelnuovo Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey
Mireille Perrey Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Marc Michel Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Ellen Farner Madeleine
Jean Champion
Jean Champion Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean-Pierre Dorat Jean
Harald Wolff
Harald Wolff Monsieur Dubourg
Pierre Caden
Pierre Caden Bernard
Bernard Fradet
Bernard Fradet Gas Station Apprentice
Michel Benoist
Michel Benoist Umbrella Buyer
Philippe Dumat
Philippe Dumat Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothée Blanck
Dorothée Blanck Girl in Cafe
Jane Carat
Jane Carat Ginny
Danielle Licari
Danielle Licari Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
José Bartel
José Bartel Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane Legrand
Christiane Legrand Madame Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness
Georges Blaness Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier
Claudine Meunier Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc
Claire Leclerc Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard
Patrick Bricard Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat
Jacques Camelinat Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet
François Charet Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat
Jean-Pierre Chizat Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Bernard Garnier
Bernard Garnier Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Gisèle Grandpré Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand
Hervé Legrand François Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson
Myriam Michelson Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
Paul Pavel First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz
Roger Perrinoz Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda
Rosalie Varda Françoise Cassard (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Writer
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Producers
Mag Bodard
Mag Bodard
Gilbert de Goldschmidt
Gilbert de Goldschmidt
Pierre Lazareff
Pierre Lazareff
Cinematography
Jean Rabier
Jean Rabier
Composer
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Editors
Monique Teisseire
Monique Teisseire
Anne-Marie Cotret
Anne-Marie Cotret
Production Design
Bernard Evein
Bernard Evein
Art Direction
Bernard Evein
Bernard Evein
Costume Design
Jacqueline Moreau
Jacqueline Moreau
Agnès Soulet
Agnès Soulet
Makeup Artist
Christine Fornelli
Christine Fornelli
Music
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Camera Operators
Jean-Paul Lemaître
Jean-Paul Lemaître
Pierre Willemin
Pierre Willemin
Script Supervisor
Annie Maurel
Annie Maurel
Lighting
Roger Delattre
Roger Delattre
Assistant Directors
Klaus Müller-Laue
Klaus Müller-Laue
Jean-Paul Savignac
Jean-Paul Savignac
André Flédérick
André Flédérick
Additional Photography
Leo Weisse
Leo Weisse
Larry Shaw
Larry Shaw