Cinematic background from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 - 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.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

1964

Drama, Musical, Romance

Directors:
Jacques Demy
Writers:
Jacques Demy
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Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two women sitting at a table with a bowl of fruit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A young woman with blonde hair wearing a white jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman standing in front of a store looking out the window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman sitting in front of a mirror writing in a notebook; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman standing next to a bicycle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A gas station and gas pumps on a snowy day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman standing in front of a door wearing a dress and holding a pink scarf; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two women are standing in front of an umbrella; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red sweater is touching the neck of another woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A group of people sitting at a table in front of a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a pink sweater holding a bouquet of flowers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man standing in front of a train station next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the snow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A gas station with cars parked in front of it at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man riding a bike down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a dock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman walking down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman standing in front of a window looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a fur coat standing in front of a christmas tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman wearing a gold crown and a pink dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman wearing a wedding veil with flowers on top of her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a wooden table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two men standing on a train track next to train tracks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red sweater looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two people riding bikes down a street next to a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman sitting in a car with a child in the passenger seat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman are hugging each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – People are sitting at tables in an old fashioned restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A group of people working on a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a pink coat is walking by a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red jacket and a girl in a pink sweater; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man in a brown suit standing on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman are standing in front of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person with a pen in her mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man in a blue hat is opening the door to a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A young girl standing in front of a store window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A group of people standing around in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man in a black jacket standing next to a door way; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red jacket smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two women standing in front of a dining room table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman touching their faces; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman are looking at each other through a store window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a pink coat standing in front of a door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Several boats are docked in the water near the shore; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman looking in the mirror in front of a clock; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A young woman with a headband is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman hugging on a boat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a blue dress holding a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A young girl standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting in front of a clock; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red suit writing on a piece of paper next to a man in a uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman is hugging a man in a yellow shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man sitting at a table in front of a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman wearing a black hat and a yellow coat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – Two women talking to each other in front of a purple wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman in a red jacket standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A car parked in front of a store window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A man in a brown suit is standing at a bar; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), directed by Jacques Demy – A woman sitting in a chair in front of a purple wall; Medium shot, High angle