The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
“A film for all the young lovers of the world.”
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.
This film is a visually stunning, deeply melancholic, and utterly unique all-dialogue musical. It wraps you in a bittersweet embrace of young love and the cruel hand of fate, leaving a lingering, poignant ache. The vibrant colors and enchanting score create a dreamlike, unforgettable emotional experience.
