I thought there would be more umbrellas, including umbrella choreography.
Sometimes when I watch a Wes Anderson movie, I get sort of hypnotized. The beauty of the visuals and the non-stop melody of the dialogue both warrant full attention, so my eyes and ears go to battle, and my eyes win. I'm taking in the sets and colors and imagery, thinking about how stunning it is, and then I realize my ears have stopped processing, and I'm missing the plot.
That is very much my experience with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The colors! THE COLORS! The non-stop singing kept becoming white noise while I absorbed the colors. I had to rewind so many times. This is not a criticism of the movie. This is just some stuff about me. 🙂
Not that into Guy though honestly, and I loved the kids' names.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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Release Date
2/19/1964Runtime
92 minsOverview
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.
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FrenchBudget
$200,000Revenue
$7,600,000Homepage
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A visually radiant but emotionally tender film about young love meeting the weight of circumstance and time. Watching it is like remembering something beautiful that slipped away, achingly lovely even as it breaks your heart.
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