MOVIE
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in its release era
Released in 1964, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg sits inside the 1960s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1964-02-19
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB score
- 7.4/10
- Original language
- FR
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France, Germany
- Studio
- Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
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Topicscar mechanicletternormandy, francemusicalsingleumbrella1950s1960s