#716: DEMY, Jacques: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
THE ESSENTIAL JACQUES DEMY {Spine #713}
DEMY, Jacques (France)
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg [1964]
Spine #716
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
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.
92 minutes
Color
Color
5.1 Surround
in French
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writer
Jacques Demy was 33 when he wrote and directed The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
Other Demy films in the Collection:
#714: Lola (1961)
#715: Bay Of Angels (1963)
#717: The Young Girls Of Rochefort (1967)
#718: Donkey Skin (1970)
#719: Une Chambre En Ville (1982)
The Film
Other Demy films in the Collection:
#714: Lola (1961)
#715: Bay Of Angels (1963)
#717: The Young Girls Of Rochefort (1967)
#718: Donkey Skin (1970)
#719: Une Chambre En Ville (1982)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay — A Finite Forever — by Jim Ridley; and Jacques Demy and Nantes: The Roots of Enchantment by Jean-Pierre Berthomé.
Commentary
None.
Once Upon a Time … “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
A 2008 documentary.
Interview
With film scholar Rodney Hill.
French television interview
From 1964 featuring director Demy and composer Legrand discussing the film.
Audio recordings
Of interviews with actor Deneuve (1983) and Legrand (1991) at the National Film Theatre in London.
Restoration demonstration
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Seventy-two page booklet featuring an essay — A Finite Forever — by Jim Ridley; and Jacques Demy and Nantes: The Roots of Enchantment by Jean-Pierre Berthomé.
Commentary
None.
Once Upon a Time … “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
A 2008 documentary.
Interview
With film scholar Rodney Hill.
French television interview
From 1964 featuring director Demy and composer Legrand discussing the film.
Audio recordings
Of interviews with actor Deneuve (1983) and Legrand (1991) at the National Film Theatre in London.
Restoration demonstration
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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