The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Director:
Jacques Demy
Writers:
Jacques Demy
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. 6 wins & 7 nominations total
Production:
Jacques Demy
Country:
France, West Germany
