The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - 50th (1964) (Anniversary Edition)

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An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched into stardom by this glorious 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.

A story of lost love, with all the dialogue sung rather than spoken. In the French seaside town of Cherbourg, Genevieve discovers that she is pregnant by her boyfriend, Guy. When Guy is drafted into the army, Genevieve marries diamond merchant Roland Cassard, even though she still loves Guy. She is destined for one last encounter with her true love, in a frosty Esso gas station.