The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
7.4/10
Rating
93 min
Runtime
1964
Release Year
Jacques Demy
Director
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel
Quick Synopsis
Set in 1957 in the French town of Cherbourg, the story follows Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old auto mechanic, and Geneviève Emery, a 17-year-old who works in her widowed mother's struggling umbrella shop. The two fall in love, and on the night before Guy departs for a two-year military service in Algeria, they share an intimate moment. After Guy leaves, Geneviève discovers she is pregnant and faces a difficult decision: to wait for Guy's return or to accept a marriage proposal from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Detailed Synopsis of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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.
