The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
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.
Directed by: Jacques Demy
Top Billed Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
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Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Jean Champion
Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean
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Harald Wolff
Monsieur Dubourg
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Pierre Caden
Bernard
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Bernard Fradet
Gas Station Apprentice
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Michel Benoist
Umbrella Buyer
Philippe Dumat
Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothée Blanck
Girl in Cafe
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Jane Carat
Ginny
Danielle Licari
Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
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José Bartel
Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Christiane Legrand
Madame Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness
Roland Cassard (singing voice)
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Claudine Meunier
Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
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Claire Leclerc
Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard
Waiter (uncredited)
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Jacques Camelinat
Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
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François Charet
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
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Jean-Pierre Chizat
Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy
Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice)
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Bernard Garnier
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Madame Germaine (uncredited)
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Hervé Legrand
François Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand
Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Myriam Michelson
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
First Removal Man (uncredited)
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Roger Perrinoz
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda
Françoise Cassard (uncredited)
