But it is remembered as a bold original experiment, and now that it is restored and back in circulation, it can. A completely sung movie, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is closest in form to a cinematic opera. Composer Michel Legrand composed the score, modeling it around the patterns of everyday Join the newsletter.
A movie review by James Berardinelli. Is THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG family friendly? It is a modern operatic tale of love and lost love.
Rice is faithful to the story: Genevieve, a naive teenager, falling for Guy, a Cherbourg garagiste; and then, when he is drafted into the Algerian war, being ardently wooed by a rich jeweller. But, one has to ask, what exactly is gained by the stage transfer? Rice heightens aspects such as the jealous pangs. The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (Us Trailer) - Official Trailer. Although inspired by the Hollywood musical, Jacques Demy's vibrant, inventive film forgoes the familiar backdrop of a Broadway show or movie premiere to revel instead in the myth and magic of everyday romance. However, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is far from perfect.
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Though beautifully sung and brilliantly acted - especially by Deneuve - the film's characters leave much to be desired. As a whole, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the first film I have seen by Demy - is a tremendous. One Steve Limit: Averted for drama.
Genevieve and Guy, when talking about having a family, agree. Our editors will review what you've submitted and determine whether to revise the article. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is truly a great movie. So much so that in a season of AMC's Mad Men, Don Draper and Lane Pryce talk about seeing it The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a fantastic film and Criterion knocked it out of the park with this one.