The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (New 4K Restoration)
Opens February 7, 2025
An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy, one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.
SIFF year-round passes are not valid for this screening.
An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.
- Original Language Title: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
- Director: Jacques Demy
- Principal Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Anne Vernon, Nino Castelnuovo, Marc Michel
- Country: France, Germany
- Year: 1964
- Running Time: 93 min.
- Producer: Mag Bodard
- Screenplay: Jacques Demy
- Cinematographers: Jean Rabier
- Editors: Anne-Marie Cotret, Monique Teisseire
- Music: Michel Legrand
- Language: French
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- US Distributor: Janus Films