The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
7.4
/10 By 760 Votes
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.
Release Date : February 19, 1964
Runtime : 92m
Companies : Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
Countries : France, Germany
Keywords : car mechanic, letter, normandy, france, musical, single, umbrella, 1950s, 1960s, cherbourg, france
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