The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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.
- Director
- Jacques Demy
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $8M
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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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Box Office & Release
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg returned 38.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $200,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Feb 19, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- French
- Country
- Germany, France
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