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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

★ 7.4 (834 votes) | 1964 | 1h 32m
DramaRomance
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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date February 19, 1964
  • Budget $200,000
  • Revenue $7,600,000
  • Production Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film

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4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
Hand-picked by MUBI [Subtitled]
Hand-picked by MUBI [Subtitled]
Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Patton Oswalt Introduces THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]
BFI Re-Release Trailer [Subtitled]
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]
Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand on THE UMBRELLAS of CHERBOURG [Subtitled]
Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer [Subtitled]
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Restoration Demo

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