Overview
Plot
In 1957 France, 20-year-old auto mechanic Guy and 17-year-old Geneviève fall in love. Before Guy leaves for two years of combat in Algeria, they make love, and she becomes pregnant, forcing a choice between waiting for him or marrying a wealthy diamond merchant.
- Directors
- Jacques Demy
- Cast
- Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Dorat, Harald Wolff, Pierre Caden, Bernard Fradet, Michel Benoist, Philippe Dumat, Dorothée Blanck, Jane Carat, Danielle Licari, José Bartel, Christiane Legrand, Georges Blaness, Claudine Meunier
- Country
- France, Germany
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Release date
- 1964-02-19
- Studios
- Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
Plot
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Plot and Cast
Set in 1957, the story follows Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, and 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, who works in her widowed mother's chic but financially struggling umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy departs for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She later becomes pregnant and must decide whether to wait for Guy's return or accept a marriage proposal from a wealthy diamond merchant.
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