The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Awards
Palme d'Or, Louis Delluc Prize
Filming location
passage Pommeraye
Original language
French
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2024
- Couch Film Festival 2020
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2011 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2002 generic
- Academy Awards 1965 academy_award
- Cannes Film Festival 1964 generic
