The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | Les Parapluies de 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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Budget: $200,000 | Revenue : $7,600,000
Runtime: 92 minutes
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Lola
National Velvet
Two Lovers and a Bear
All That... for This?!
Sagan
Male Hunt
Le Deuxième Souffle
Ogres
Kilukkam
Catherine Deneuve
Played Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Played Guy
Anne Vernon
Played Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey
Played Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Played Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Played Madeleine
Jean Champion
Played Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Played Jean
Harald Wolff
Played Monsieur Dubourg
Pierre Caden
Played Bernard
Bernard Fradet
Played Gas Station Apprentice
Michel Benoist
Played Umbrella Buyer
Philippe Dumat
Played Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothée Blanck
Played Girl in Cafe
Jane Carat
Played Ginny
Danielle Licari
Played Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
José Bartel
Played Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane Legrand
Played Madame Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness
Played Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier
Played Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc
Played Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard
Played Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat
Played Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet
Played Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat
Played Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy
Played Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
Bernard Garnier
Played Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Played Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand
Played François Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand
Played Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson
Played Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
Played First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz
Played Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda
Played Françoise Cassard (uncredited)
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