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An absolutely delightful 1964 pop art, comedy musical, starring Catherine Deneuve. Brilliantly restored.
Called The Umbrellas of Cherbourg in English, this film was nominated for 5 Oscars 3 for best musical scores and the 4th for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay written Directly for the Screen. It won the Golden Globe for Best Film, it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture, and it won several awards in France, notably the Golden Palm for Jacques Demy as well as Best Film. Whew!
The plot: 17-year-old Genevieve lives with her widowed mother who owns an umbrella shop. Genevieve falls in love with an auto mechanic who is shipped off to the Algerian War, leaving Genevieve pregnant. The widowed mother strongly advises her daughter to accept a marriage proposal from a wealthy gem dealer who is madly in love with Genevieve and promises to bring up her child as his own. Guy, the auto mechanic / soldier comes home and ....
The film is a riot of colors and music, the singing fantastic. I highly recommend it!
Here is a "fan" trailer.
Bonne séance du cinema! Gros bisous et a demain!
Love, Charley
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