Catherine Deneuve, the outstanding actress of French cinema, has been enchanting the audience for decades. One of his first successes airs tonight on Arte and on this occasion we invite you to revisit his busy career thanks to a quiz where you will have to identify his 9 roles.
But before you try your luck, here are some secrets about the filming of his first collaboration with the director Jacques Demy, one of whose muses he was: Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Palme d’Or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 1964, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg created the event. Before the “New Wave” ended, Jacques Demi surprised with a musical comedy, a genre that had previously been typical of Hollywood. The film attracts more than 1.3 million viewers in France. The same year, Jean-Luc Godard’s The Married Woman totaled 440,000.
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Under the umbrellas of Cherbourg, Jacques Demi takes the film “Song”. Although classic musicals are set to songs, this is an entirely sung piece. Thus, the word “melodrama” regains its etymological meaning, because Demmy’s film is a drama carried by music.
International success
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg was an international success. In his second musical Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (still with Catherine Deneuve), Jacques Demi directs American star George Chakiris and Gene Kelly makes a guest appearance. A penchant for Hollywood musicals is evident. Moreover, the filmmaker is shooting his upcoming film Model Shop in the US.
Want to see the umbrellas of Cherbourg again? See you at Arte tonight at 21:00.
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