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The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

1964, Movie, NR, 91 mins

UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, THE | DIE REGENSCHIRME VON CHERBOURG | LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG
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Not quite a musical or an operetta, Jacques Demy's vibrant, inventive tale of two young lovers (Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo) is, as the director once has described it, "a film in color and song." What separates it from the Hollywood musical is Demy and composer Michel Legrand's decision to deliver all the dialogue in song form. Read the complete review for The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Year: 1964
Rated NR

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Cast
Catherine Deneuve: Genevieve Emery
Nino Castelnuovo: Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon: Madame Emery
Ellen Farner: Madeleine
Marc Michel: Roland Cassard
Mireille Perrey: Aunt Elise

 

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Send your movie questions to FlickChick Question Im a great fan of your column I read it religiously every time it comes out Heres my question Ive never been all that interested in musicals I dont dislike them on principle I just never felt very attracted to them but recently I caught up with Jacques Demys The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and it completely knocked my socks off It absolutely blew me away so much so that Im ready to call it one of my favorite movies of all time I was completely hooked on its unusual format Every single line is sung and there are no big numbers like in regular musicals It made the entire movie feel like one long beautiful hymn Is there any other movie that has used this same format Or more importantly is there any other movie that has used this format successfully Oskar Sigvardsson all the way from Stockholm SwedenFlickChick This is an excellent question and one I find especially interesting in that I only caught read more

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