Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les (1964)

Director:

Jacques Demy

Writer:

Jacques Demy (scenario and dialogue)

Release Date:

16 December 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

FOR ALL THE YOUNG LOVERS OF THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD...

Plot:

Geneviève, 17, lives with her widowed mother, who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She and Guy, a twenty-year-old auto mechanic...

Plot Keywords:

Cherbourg | Catholic Church | Nouvelle Vague | Funeral | Unwed Pregnancy

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Catherine Deneuve	...	Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo	...	Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon	...	Madame Emery
Marc Michel	...	Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner	...	Madeleine
Mireille Perrey	...	Aunt Élise
Jean Champion	...	Aubin (as J. Champion)
Pierre Caden	...	Bernard (as P. Caden)
Jean-Pierre Dorat	...	Jean (as J.P. Dorat)
Bernard Fradet	...	Gas Station Apprentice (as B. Fradet)
Michel Benoist	...	Umbrella Buyer (as M. Benoist)
Philippe Dumat	...	Garage Customer in 1957 (as P. Dumat)
Dorothée Blank	...	Girl in Cafe (as D. Blank)
Jane Carat	...	Ginny (as J. Carat)
Harald Wolff	...	Monsieur Dubourg
Danielle Licari	...	Geneviève Emery (singing voice) (as D. Licari)
José Bartel	...	Guy Foucher (singing voice) (as J. Bartel)
Christiane Legrand	...	Madame Emery (singing voice) (as C. Legrand)
Georges Blaness	...	Roland Cassard (singing voice) (as G. Blanes)
Claudine Meunier	...	Madeleine (singing voice) (as C. Meunier)
Claire Leclerc	...	Aunt Élise (singing voice) (as C. Leclerc)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Bricard	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Jacques Camelinat	...	Garage Customer in 1959 (uncredited)
François Charet	...	Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Chizat	...	Pierre - Mechanic (uncredited)
Jacques Demy	...	Le client égaré / Le serveur (singing voice) (uncredited)
Bernard Garnier	...	Mechanic in 1959 (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré	...	Madame Germaine (uncredited)
Hervé Legrand	...	Francois Foucher (uncredited)
Michel Legrand	...	Jean (singing voice) (uncredited)
Myriam Michelson	...	Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Paul Pavel	...	First Removal Man (uncredited)
Roger Perrinoz	...	Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rosalie Varda	...	Françoise Cassard (uncredited)

Directed by
Jacques Demy

Writing credits
Jacques Demy		(scenario and dialogue)

Produced by
Mag Bodard	....	producer

Original Music by
Michel Legrand

Cinematography by
Jean Rabier

Film Editing by
Anne-Marie Cotret		(as A.M. Cotret)
Monique Teisseire		(as M. Teisseire)

Production Design by
Bernard Evein

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Moreau		(as J. Moreau)

Makeup Department
Carita	....	hair stylist
Christine Fornelli	....	makeup artist (as C. Fornelli)

Production Management
Philippe Dussart	....	production manager
Maurice Urbain	....	unit manager (as M. Urbain)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
André Flédérick	....	second assistant director (as A. Flederick)
Klaus Müller-Laue	....	assistant director (as K. Muller-Laue)
Jean-Paul Savignac	....	assistant director (as J.P. Savignac)

Art Department
Maurice Bourbotte	....	upholsterer (uncredited)
Joseph Gerhard	....	props (uncredited)
Claude Pignot	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
François Musy	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (1992 remastered version)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Lemaître	....	camera operator (as J.P. Lemaitre)
Leo Weisse	....	still photographer (as L. Weisse)
Pierre Willemin	....	camera operator (as P. Willemin)
Roger Delattre	....	chief electrician (uncredited)
Bernard Largemain	....	key grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Real	....	dresses: Catherine Deneuve
Agnès Soulet	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gisèle Chézeau	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Michel Legrand	....	conductor
Michel Legrand	....	music publisher
Michel Legrand	....	musical director
Francis Lemarque	....	music publisher

Other crew
Annie Maurel	....	script (as A. Maurel)
Charles Chieusse	....	location manager (uncredited)
Jeanne Marie Olivier	....	production secretary (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Parc Film
• Madeleine Films
• Beta Film

Distributors

• Ciné Tamaris (1992) (France) (theatrical) (Dolby remix version)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Cult Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Editora Jornal do Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Koch Lorber Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Landau Releasing Organization (LRO) (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Wellspring Media (USA) (DVD)
• Zeitgeist Films (1996) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

Regenschirme von Cherbourg, Die (West Germany)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (USA)
Chapéus de Chuva de Cherburgo, Os (Portugal) [pt]
Cherbourgin sateenvarjot (Finland) [fi]
Guarda-Chuvas do Amor, Os (Brazil) [pt]
Paraguas de Cherburgo, Los (Spain) [es]
Paraigües de Cherbourg, Els (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Parsolki z Cherbourga (Poland) [pl]
Pigen med paraplyerne (Denmark) [da]

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | West Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (restored version) (1992) | Mono

Certification:

UK:U (re-rating) (1997) | UK:A (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Cherbourg, Manche, France

Company:

Parc Film

Trivia:

Roland tells Genevieve's mother he once loved a woman named "Lola." "Lola" is a Demy film from 1961, in which Marc Michel plays the same character of Roland.

Quotes:

Guy Foucher: We'll have children.
Geneviève Emery: I'll name our daughter Francoise.
Guy Foucher: And if it is a boy?
Geneviève Emery: It will be a girl. We've always had girls in the family.
Guy Foucher: One o'clock.
Geneviève Emery: If Mother's not asleep, what a scene there will be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

I Will Wait For You

Most unfortunate if you can't bear singing in movies.

1. Coloring, that is absolutely matchless 2. Even the first notes of the main theme make you cry 3. Unique way of singing in a musical 4. One of the most touching love stories 5. Beautiful Catherine Deneuve 6. It's not American 7. Made in the sixties 8. You can watch it over and over again 9. Since you've once seen it.. you must watch it over and over again 10. Esso-scene

Ten more or less good reasons why this just might be the one.. the favorite movie of mine. I partly understand people who hate it, the singing is the main reason i think. But the unique way of singing! Not in the traditional way this is a musical, people just happen to sing when they talk. And the music (especially main theme) is so hauntingly beautiful it really does make you want to cry when you hear the first notes.

The coloring is like in no other film. The clothing and background have been matched in every single scene of the movie. That's real cinema, that's beautiful! And if that's beautiful already, then what comes when the 20-year old Catherine Deneuve is in the lead role! Just WOW!

Once again I don't bother explaining any of the plot, because there's no point really...but one of the saddest scenes in movie history, is the Esso-scene in this one. Watch it! if you're not too busy watching the latest Van-Damme.