The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1964-02-19 France, Germany 92 Min. PG-13
7.4 823 votes
Drama, Romance

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.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve is Geneviève Emery
Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo is Guy
Guy
Anne Vernon is Madame Emery
Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey is Tante Élise
Tante Élise
Marc Michel is Roland Cassard
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner is Madeleine
Madeleine
Jean Champion is Aubin
Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat is Jean
Jean
Harald Wolff is Monsieur Dubourg
Monsieur Dubourg
Pierre Caden is Bernard
Bernard
Bernard Fradet is Gas Station Apprentice
Gas Station Apprentice
Michel Benoist is Umbrella Buyer
Umbrella Buyer
Philippe Dumat is Garage Customer in 1957
Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothée Blanck is Girl in Cafe
Girl in Cafe
Jane Carat is Ginny
Ginny
Danielle Licari is Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
José Bartel is Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane Legrand is Madame Emery (singing voice)
Madame Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness is Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier is Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc is Tante Élise (singing voice)
Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard is Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat is Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet is Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat is Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy is Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Bernard Garnier is Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré is Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand is François Foucher (uncredited)
François Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand is Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson is Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel is First Removal Man (uncredited)
First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz is Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda is Françoise Cassard (uncredited)
Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

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