Film: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (60th Anniversary 4K Restoration)
Saturday, December 21, 2024 from 03:00pm to 04:35pm
Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square
Directed by Jacques Demy.
Winner, Palme d’Or, 1964 Cannes Film Festival
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.
91 minutes. Not Rated.
In French with English subtitles. DCP.
