The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Drama, Romance • 1h 31m
Overview
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.
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Dorat, Harald Wolff, Pierre Caden, Bernard Fradet, Michel Benoist, Philippe Dumat, Dorothée Blanck, Jane Carat, Danielle Licari, José Bartel, Christiane Legrand, Georges Blaness, Claudine Meunier, Claire Leclerc, Patrick Bricard, Jacques Camelinat, François Charet, Jean-Pierre Chizat, Jacques Demy, Bernard Garnier, Gisèle Grandpré, Hervé Legrand, Michel Legrand, Myriam Michelson, Paul Pavel, Roger Perrinoz, Rosalie Varda
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12/3/2025
5/29/2025
Best Video Release
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Criterion UHD, for BD Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
To
Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
For Blu-ray Criterion Demy Set > StudioCanal
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Criterion UHD, for BD Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
To
Criterion 4K Blu-ray.
For Blu-ray Criterion Demy Set > StudioCanal
Best Audio Release
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5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC
1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
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5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC
1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
2/14/2025
Best English-Friendly Release
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Criterion BD
From
Criterion BD
Best Video Release
From
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
UHD likely incoming from Criterion
To
Criterion UHD, for BD Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
From
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
UHD likely incoming from Criterion
To
Criterion UHD, for BD Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
1/9/2025
Best Audio Release
From
5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC 1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
To
5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC
1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
From
5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC 1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
To
5.1 on SC > 5.1 on CC
1984 JP Laserdisc has the OG mono (slightly less fidelity than 5.1)
12/15/2024
Best Video Release
From
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
To
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
UHD likely incoming from Criterion
From
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
To
Criterion Demy Set > Studiocanal
UHD likely incoming from Criterion
