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Life goes on
Subtle yet emotionally wrenching "movie in song" in glorious color about two young lovers torn apart by the Algerian War. The gorgeous Catherine Deneuve is breathtakingly luminous as the romantic yet mature seventeen-year old Genevieve Emery who finds herself unmarried and pregnant after her lover has departed for the war. Handsome Nino Castelnuovo (who resembles a young Louis Jourdan) stars as Guy Foucher, a garage mechanic of humble means who is equally in love with Genevieve. Tells the simple yet effectively poignant tale in three parts as in an operetta--the separation, departure, and reunion, with such a great deal of emotional depth experienced by the characters that we are totally engulfed in their story. The supporting cast is wonderful as well, with Anne Vernon as Genevieve's mother, a realistic woman who only wants the best for her child; Marc Michel as Genevieve's wealthy and kind suitor who is obsessively lovestruck and marries her despite the fact she is carrying another man's child; and lovely Ellen Farner as Guy's wife, the gentle yet strong young woman who consoles an understandably bitter and disillusioned Guy when he comes back from the war to find his beloved guardian dying and Genevieve married and raising his child with another man. This movie is more than just a heartbreaking tale about two lovers, however; it is about how young love doesn't always last and that we have to make practical decisions in life.

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Beautiful! You'll love it!
This could be the most beautiful, unique, romantic movie ever made. Every bit of dialogue is sung (but there are no "musical" numbers), and it's filmed in VIVID pastels, beautifully restored in this print (the film was originally released in 1964, and was the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize winner). In French, with English subtitles, Letterbox (1.66:1, so it looks fine even on a small TV). Young girl (Catherine Deneuve, radiant in her first film) who works for her mother in an umbrella shop, "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" - hence the title - and young garage mechanic (Nino Castelnuovo) swear their undying love for one another, he goes off to war, she finds herself pregnant, and she must make some decisions which will forever affect the lives of at least four people. Underneath its beautiful and lighthearted look and feel is a very serious and moving story. The entire word-for-word/song-for-song soundtrack/dialogue is also available on 2 audio CDs - Les Parapluies de Cherbourg - Sony ISBN 7464626782. Directed by Jacques Demy, music by Michel Legrand. Several of the musical themes have entered into the cultural consciousness, and if you've never seen this movie before, when you watch it you may experience a pleasant sense of recognition, i.e., "So that's where that song came from!" You'll love it! END

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Lovely film making! Unique!
There is no other film like this one! Shot in the early 60s, it is still a favorite among film lovers. It's no wonder that it recently celebrated its 40th anniversary!

Catherine Deneuve plays a young girl who is faced with an important life decision in her tender youth that affects her life and the man she loves who must leave for military service. Nino Castelnuovo plays the young man who returns form war to the news of his love married to another man.

THE most beautiful film ever shot! Beautiful music that will staya with you forever!