A Deneuve Dozen
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
DIRECTOR: JACQUES DEMY
FRANCE, 1964
Demy’s timeless, entirely sung contribution to the musical is pure romantic confection, with a radiant 20-year-old Catherine Deneuve starring in the first of her memorable roles. Michel Legrand’s music and Demy’s lyrics cast a magic spell as they tell the touching love story of Genevieve (Deneuve), the daughter of an umbrella shop owner, and Guy (Nino Castelnuovo), a garage mechanic drafted to serve in Algeria. (91 mins.)