Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les (1964)

Regisseur:

Jacques Demy

Drehbuchautor:

Jacques Demy (scenario and dialogue)

Premierendatum:

16. Dezember 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romanze

Werbezeile:

FOR ALL THE YOUNG LOVERS OF THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD...

Plot:

Geneviève, 17, lives with her widowed mother, who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She and Guy, a twenty-year-old auto mechanic...

Plot Keywords:

Cherbourg | Normandy | Nouvelle Vague | Love Triangle | Unwed Pregnancy

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Beautifully sad; a must-see! (SPOILER)

Besetzung

Catherine Deneuve	...	Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo	...	Guy Foucher
Anne Vernon	...	Madame Emery
Marc Michel	...	Roland Cassard
Ellen Farner	...	Madeleine
Mireille Perrey	...	Aunt Élise
Jean Champion	...	Aubin (as J. Champion)
Pierre Caden	...	Bernard (as P. Caden)
Jean-Pierre Dorat	...	Jean (as J.P. Dorat)
Bernard Fradet	...	Gas Station Apprentice (as B. Fradet)
Michel Benoist	...	Umbrella Buyer (as M. Benoist)
Philippe Dumat	...	Garage Customer in 1957 (as P. Dumat)
Dorothée Blank	...	Girl in Cafe (as D. Blank)
Jane Carat	...	Ginny (as J. Carat)
Harald Wolff	...	Monsieur Dubourg

Alternativ:

Regenschirme von Cherbourg, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (USA)

Länge:

91 Min

Produktionsland:

France | Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Sprache:

Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.66 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR (restored version) (1992) | Mono

Altersfreigabe:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (1997) | Singapore:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl

Drehorte:

Cherbourg, Manche, France

Firma:

Parc Film

Dies und das:

All the dialogue in the film is sung.

Dialogzitate:

Geneviève Emery: Guy, I love you. You smell of gasoline.
Guy Foucher: It's just another perfume.
Geneviève Emery: Oh, Guy, I love you. A customer -- I must run. I'll see you in front of the theater at eight.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Will Wait For You

Beautifully sad; a must-see! (SPOILER)

I heard so much about this film but missed seeing it in 1964 during its first release simply because it was never shown here. I finally got to see it 40 years after its debut and it remains as fresh and enchanting as I imagined it to be. The film is quite heartbreaking because Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve) did not persevere in her love for Guy. I can only imagine what pain Guy had to bear facing war in Algeria knowing his fiancée back home was pregnant with his child and he couldn't do anything about it. The blaze of colors in the movie was a contrast to the somber atmosphere of infidelity and lost love. I suppose they both had fairly good marriages but we can gleam that they did not reach the pinnacle of joy and had to settle for second best in the end. It sort of reminded me of Elia Kazan's "Splendor in the Grass"--Warren Beatty's character and Natalie Wood's character--they did not "live happily ever after"--they just settled for second best.

It is very clear that Genevieve continued to carry the memory of her lost love--otherwise she would not have made the detour to Cherbourg and meet Guy "accidentally"...It was such a heartbreaking scene--they meet each other after many many years and they have named their children with the same name--the name they planned to give their first-born as they made their future plans together before he leaves for his army stint. I wonder, would it still be as beautiful if it ended happily? In any case, it is one of the most unforgettable films I have ever seen. Try to get hold of the DVD copy for your collection. :-)