The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Original title
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
- Year
- 1964
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Catherine Deneuve
- Anne Vernon
- Nino Castelnuovo
- Ellen Farner
- Jean Champion
- Marc Michel
- Mireille Perrey
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Germany;
- Genre
- Musical. Romance. Drama | 1950s. Melodrama. Romantic Drama
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1965: 4 Nominations for Oscar: including best Screenplay and OST (also was nominated in 1965)1964: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture (also had 4 nominations in 1965)1965: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Foreign Language Picture1964: Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm), Technical Award & OCIC Award1964: French Critics Awards (Syndicate of Cinema Critics): Best Film.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 42 My Favorite Musicals (87)
- 57 My Favorite French Movies (57)
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