Kneehigh's equally idiosyncratic take on "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" is, as expected, brimming with imaginative touches. But this time, effort outstrips the achievement. Jacques Demy’s iconoclastic ...

“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” does not look or sound like a film that is 50 years old. Digitally restored with unusual delicacy, it continues to charm and delight for the same reasons it did back in ...

"My love, oh my love." ☂ Janus Films has unveiled the official 4K re-release trailer for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which is getting a US theatrical release starting in early December. Jacques Demy's ...

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It has been a big week for beloved musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the 1964 Palme d’Or and went on to international acclaim and five Oscar nominations and ...

August is Musical Month in Catholic Movie Club! We’re going to look at movie musicals from across the history of the genre to see how these song-and-dance spectaculars can teach us about our faith.

Catherine Deneuve as Geneviéve Emery in Jacques Demy's Umbrellas of Cherbourg (all images courtesy Janus Films) In 1964, Jacques Demy did something unconventionally conventional for the French New ...

Jacques Demy's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg tells the story of a young couple separated by war. In this clip, taken from the restored 50th anniversary version, Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve) ...

16-year-old Genevieve and 20-year-old Guy are very much in love. Her kind mother, who runs an umbrella shop, won't hear of her marrying, particularly as Guy has yet to complete his compulsory military ...

One of the enduring attractions of the French New Wave is what is now thought of as Jacques Demy's seaside trilogy – three bittersweet musical films on the themes of love, loss and life not turning ...