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Apr 2, 2004 · The film itself was a curious experiment in which all of the words were sung; Michel Legrand wrote the wall-to-wall score, which includes not only the famous main theme and other songs, but also Demy's sung dialogue, in the style of the lines used to link passages in opera.
Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve), a beautiful young Frenchwoman who works at a small-town boutique selling umbrellas, falls for dashing mechanic Guy (Nino Castelnuovo).
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- Catherine Deneuve
- Jacques Demy
- Musical, Romance
Sep 9, 2005 · The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies De Cherbourg) (1964) The film that helped launch Catherine Deneuve to international stardom, the wonderful The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg has a slender...
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young lovers in the French city of Cherbourg, separated by circumstance.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: Directed by Jacques Demy. With Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel. A young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Jacques Demy
- 1964-12-16
Dec 27, 2019 · Set in the quiet town of Cherbourg, Umbrellas tells the story of a young couple, Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve), a beautiful 17-year-old living and working with her mother (Anne Vernon) in an umbrella shop, and Guy (Nino Castelnuovo), a 20-year-old mechanic. They share a brief but intense love affair before having to part: Geneviève falls ...
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Jul 23, 2014 · A light rain begins; pastel umbrellas seen from overhead engage in delicate spatial choreography with the credits. On the soundtrack, we hear the first wistful iteration of Michel Legrand’s “Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi,” the theme song that will follow the leads like the fading scent of prom gardenias.