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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

1964 · 93 min

A bittersweet, sung-through romance that wraps heartbreak in candy-colored color and a soaring score, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, grief, coming-of-age, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
coming-of-age
class
memory
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild