The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

1964 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Musical / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 97% · 73 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 34158 34.2K

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Director

Jacques Demy Photo
Jacques Demy

Top cast

Catherine Deneuve Photo
Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève Emery
Harald Wolff Photo
Harald Wolff as Monsieur Dubourg
Nino Castelnuovo Photo
Nino Castelnuovo as Guy Foucher
Jean Champion Photo
Jean Champion as Aubin
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847.07 MB
1280*682
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 7
1.7 GB
1920*1024
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 57

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by didi-5 8 / 10

Beautiful, colourful musical

'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' is one of those musicals which shouldn't really work, but does. It lacks big song and dance numbers (the only song which has really gone into the public consciousness is the one known in English as 'I Will Wait For You'), but nevertheless, Michel Legrand's score is addictive and effective.In Jacques Demy's film everything, even the most dull and ordinary of settings, bursts with life and colour. The film boasts one of the most beautiful colour palettes ever seen on the screen, right from the opening scene of umbrellas in primary colours rushed by anonymous people through a rainstorm.And the film has the young Catherine Deneuve. She is of course as luminous and colourful as her surroundings. As Genevieve, her love affair with Guy represents the first part of the the film, the second and third parts following each of them exclusively. The film says that life choices can't always be what we want, and mistakes have to be made. It is a bittersweet message which means that this film is no fairytale.
Reviewed by ronspencer547 9 / 10

no... thats how you spell neorealism

when I was in high school, taking french, the teacher would occasionally push a tape into a slot and show a "movie." the idea was for us kids to hear the language. well, this was one of the movies. at the time, my feelings concerning "umbrellas" were... truthfully, I didn't know what to think. as a seventeen year old I don't think I would have recommended it. channel surfing last night I came across it again on TCM. what a difference 9000 days makes. this is a very unique film. it's not a musical, even with the sung dialog, jazzy score and saturated colors. it's stylish camera work/art direction doesn't contradict the neorealism aspect either. It enhances it.even with the "star crossed lovers" aspect, the film isn't sentimental or corny. and the socio-economic angle is also treated tastefully.This is an ART film in the true sense of the term. and Anne Vernon. Je t'aime.
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