Les parapluies de Cherbourg
Jacques Demy, Germany, France, 1964o
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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.
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Other titles
Die Regenschirme von Cherbourg DE
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg EN
Genre
Drama, Romance
Running time
91 Min.
Original language
French Ratings
Cast & Crewo
Catherine DeneuveGeneviève Emery
Nino CastelnuovoGuy
Anne VernonMadame Emery (Mutter)