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Les Parapluies De CherbourgLes Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) is a musical film made in 1964. It was directed by Jacques Demy, and starred Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. The music was written by Michel Legrand. The film is unusual in that all the dialogue is sung, even relatively unimportant lines. Synopsis Madame Emery and her daughter Genevive sell umbrellas at a boutique in Cherbourg. Genevive is in love with Guy, the auto mechanic. Subsequently, though, Guy must leave to fight in the Algerian War. Months later, Genevive is pregnant and lovelorn. At her mother's insistence, she marries Roland Cassard, a wealthy jeweller who is in love with Genevive and who is willing to wed her despite the fact that she is bearing another man's child. The best one-line synopsis is that the film illustrates settling for second best. Technical Details - Director: Jacques Demy
- Music: Michel Legrand
- Debut: February 19, 1964
- Format: 35 mm, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, Color
- Genre: Musical Drama
- Length: 90 minutes
Awards Cast - Catherine Deneuve: Genevive Emery
- Nino Castelnuovo: Guy
- Anne Vernon: Madame Emery
- Mireille Perrey: Aunt lise
- Marc Michel: Roland Cassard
- Ellen Farner: Madeleine
- Jean Champion: Aubin
- Pierre Caden: Bernard
- Jean-Pierre Dorat: Jean
Trivia One of the film's feature songs, "Recit de Cassard"("Cassard's Story") was converted into an English version called "Watch What Happens" and which was sung by Tony Bennett.
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