Relaxed screening

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg

+ intro and discussion

Demy’s visually astonishing all-sung musical about the force and fragility of love is deeply affecting.

  • Director

    Jacques Demy

  • With

    Catherine Deneuve, Nono Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel

  • France-W Germany 1964. 93min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    PG

  • English subtitles

The everyday world of shop worker Genevieve and car mechanic Guy is brought to life with sensational colours and set design, drawing us into the emotional and physical spaces they inhabit. Their dialogue is all sung and Michel Legrand’s score is both rapturous and intense, transforming our experience and offering different ways to respond. It’s a ground-breaking classic.

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