The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964)
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
7.41h 33mDramaRomance
Directed by Jacques Demy
Written by Jacques Demy
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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.
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- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Budget
- $200,000
- Revenue
- $7,600,000
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