The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
"A film for all the young lovers of the world."
Overview
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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Details
| Status: | Released |
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| Release Date: | 1964-02-19 |
| Budget: | $200,000 |
| Revenue: | $7,600,000 |
| Production: | Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film |
