Tonight, it’s time for one of the most beautiful and memorable musicals in the background of romance! It’s about two lovers who are consumed by an impossible love, in the historical context of the Algerian War, but also… umbrellas!
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You will surely understand that we want to talk about “Umbrellas of Cherbourg” by Jacques Dam. Genevieve Emery (Catherine Deneuve), whose mother runs an umbrella business, is in love with Guy Foucher (Nino Castelnuovo), a young mechanic.
Unfortunately, Genevieve’s mother (Anna Vernon) does not look favorably on this affair and prefers her daughter to marry Roland Cassar (Marc Michel), a rich jeweler. While Guy is drafted to fight in Algeria, a young woman becomes pregnant and… is forced to marry Roland.
Sixty years of magic!
Three years before the success of Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Catherine Deneuve He was already in front of the camera jacques dame For service worthy of the name. A golden opportunity, because it was the film that exposed him to the general public.
We especially remember her hair in a bow, her outfit, a beige trench coat and of course her sultry performance on the station platform when saying goodbye to her beloved, or even more movingly during a reunion.
In 1970 he continued this remarkable collaboration with Peau d’âne and two years later with the comedy Longest Title: The Most Important Event Since Man Walked on the Moon.
What makes this film so unique are the two lead actors, but also the fact that it is “sung” as the filmmaker so aptly described it. Indeed, although musicals are usually punctuated by songs, this is an entirely sung piece.
An originality that the audience liked, as 1.3 million of them discovered it in cinemas. In terms of opinions, Internet users of AlloCiné have given it a respectable average of 3.5 out of 5. As for media La Croix and Critikat.com, it is flawless with 5 stars.
If Umbrellas of Cherbourg Now playing on our screens, it’s proof (if proof was needed) that the magic of this comedy still works sixty years on…
Tonight at Arte at 20:55.
Source: Allocine
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