The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964-02-19
.92 min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
1964-02-19
Runtime
92 min
Budget
$200,000
Revenue
$7,600,000
Language
Français
Status
Released
Genre
Production
Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
Directors
Producers
CASTS
Catherine Deneuve
Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo
Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon
Madame Emery
Mireille Perrey
Tante Élise
Marc Michel
Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner
Madeleine
Jean Champion
Aubin
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Jean
Harald Wolff
Monsieur Dubourg
Pierre Caden
Bernard
Bernard Fradet
Gas Station Apprentice
Michel Benoist
Umbrella Buyer
Philippe Dumat
Garage Customer in 1957
Dorothée Blanck
Girl in Cafe
Jane Carat
Ginny
Danielle Licari
Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
Georges Blaness
Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Claudine Meunier
Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc
Tante Élise (singing voice)
Patrick Bricard
Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat
Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat
Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Bernard Garnier
Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand
François Foucher (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
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