Review of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) by Stephen C — 18 Apr 2012
Jacques Demy pays homage to the great MGM musical of Hollywood ,yet at the same time creates a colourful masterpiece .
The premise is simple a love story set to music where every word is sung rahter than spoken ,it may sound a touch odd but once the roamance kicks in you cant help but be swept along by Demys daring vision.
Catherine Denuve plays Genevieve a young woman who has pinned her hopes on Guy a garage worker with big ideas.
The film is in threee acts and deals with thier love ,their parting and Guys return from the civil war in Algeria.
The film includes pregnancy,Death and marriage all set to Michel Legrands beatiful and timeless score.
Demys visual eye is also beautiful and the final act as the lover meet one last time is the stuff of cinematic poetry.
If you dont fall in love with this film then you must be dead it truly is a masterpiece of musical cinema.
This review of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) was written by Stephen C on 18 Apr 2012.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg has generally received very positive reviews.
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