4.1
147 reviews

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Jacques Demy19641h 31mMusicalRomanceDramaClassic

Written by Cinobo

Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1963 for having an extraordinary moment in the history of cinema, a technicolor musical with Michel Legrand’s wonderful compositions, as magical as cinema and as bittersweet as life.

Synopsis

A young girl lives with her widowed mother, the owner of an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She is in love with a twenty-year-old car mechanic with whom she plans to secretly get married. However, after announcing it to her mother, she forbids her to do so. When the young man decides to present himself in the army and departs for Algeria, the girl discovers that she is pregnant. After her mother’s insistence, she is forced to accept a precious stone dealer’s marriage proposal.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Festival screenings
Oscars, Cannes FF
Language
French, English
Country
France, West Germany
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
12+

Oscars

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1965

Oscars

Nominated for Best Original Song

1966

Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or

1964

Cannes Film Festival

OCIC Award

1964

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