THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964)

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
Drama, Romance
February 19, 1964
French
1h 32m
France
Parc Film
$200,000
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.
Cast & Characters
Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Jean Champion
Aubin
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)
Crew
Jacques Demy
Director
Jacques Demy
Writer
Jacques Demy
Screenplay
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Jean Rabier
Director of Photography
Mag Bodard
Producer
Gilbert de Goldschmidt
Producer
Pierre Lazareff
Producer