Described by director Jacques Demy as ‘a film in song’, the visually intoxicating THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG pays homage to the Hollywood musical in this masterpiece of French New Wave cinema.
Guy Foucher (Nino Castelnuovo), a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery (Catherine Deneuve), 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, the pair share a passionate night. Geneviève becomes pregnant and then must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an attractive offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant (Marc Michel).
The film was scored by legendary composer and three-time Oscar winner Michel Legrand. THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1964 and the newly restored version premiered in Cannes Classics in 2013.
Here on fully restored DVD and Blu-Ray with over four hours of superb extras, including many new and exclusive, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG is a must-have for musical lovers, fans of French New Wave cinema and any true romantics!
Special Features
Geoff Andrew on THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Virginie Ledoyen on THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Once Upon a Time documentary (52mins)
The World of Jacques Demy documentary (92mins)
Audio interview with Catherine Deneuve (80mins)
Restoration featurette (5mins)
Stills gallery
Original 1963 trailer
2013 Trailer
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