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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

(1964)

Drama, Romance

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1hrs 32m

Overview

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.

Score

74

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All Casts

Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève Emery

Catherine Deneuve

** Geneviève Emery

Nino Castelnuovo as Guy Foucher

Nino Castelnuovo

** Guy Foucher

Anne Vernon as Madame Emery

Anne Vernon

** Madame Emery

Mireille Perrey as Tante Élise

Mireille Perrey

** Tante Élise

Marc Michel as Roland Cassard

Marc Michel

** Roland Cassard

Ellen Farner as Madeleine

Ellen Farner

** Madeleine

Jean Champion as Aubin

Jean Champion

** Aubin

Jean-Pierre Dorat as Jean

Jean-Pierre Dorat

** Jean

Harald Wolff as Monsieur Dubourg

Harald Wolff

** Monsieur Dubourg

Pierre Caden as Bernard

Pierre Caden

** Bernard

Bernard Fradet as Gas Station Apprentice

Bernard Fradet

** Gas Station Apprentice

Michel Benoist as Umbrella Buyer

Michel Benoist

** Umbrella Buyer

Philippe Dumat as Garage Customer in 1957

Philippe Dumat

** Garage Customer in 1957

Dorothée Blanck as Girl in Cafe

Dorothée Blanck

** Girl in Cafe

Jane Carat as Ginny

Jane Carat

** Ginny

Danielle Licari as Geneviève Emery (singing voice)

Danielle Licari

** Geneviève Emery (singing voice)

José Bartel as Guy Foucher (singing voice)

José Bartel

** Guy Foucher (singing voice)

Christiane Legrand as Madame Emery (singing voice)

Christiane Legrand

** Madame Emery (singing voice)

Georges Blaness as Roland Cassard (singing voice)

Georges Blaness

** Roland Cassard (singing voice)

Claudine Meunier as Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)

Claudine Meunier

** Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)

Claire Leclerc as Tante Élise (singing voice)

Claire Leclerc

** Tante Élise (singing voice)

Patrick Bricard as Waiter (uncredited)

Patrick Bricard

** Waiter (uncredited)

Jacques Camelinat as Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)

Jacques Camelinat

** Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)

François Charet as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

François Charet

** Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Chizat as Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Chizat

** Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)

Jacques Demy as Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

Jacques Demy

** Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)

Bernard Garnier as Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

Bernard Garnier

** Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)

Gisèle Grandpré as Madame Germaine (uncredited)

Gisèle Grandpré

** Madame Germaine (uncredited)

Hervé Legrand as François Foucher (uncredited)

Hervé Legrand

** François Foucher (uncredited)

Michel Legrand as Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

Michel Legrand

** Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)

Myriam Michelson as Girl in Cafe (uncredited)

Myriam Michelson

** Girl in Cafe (uncredited)

Paul Pavel as First Removal Man (uncredited)

Paul Pavel

** First Removal Man (uncredited)

Roger Perrinoz as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Roger Perrinoz

** Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Rosalie Varda as Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

Rosalie Varda

** Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

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