Foreign Language Film
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Ages 18+
“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
(1964, France; Directed by Jacques Demy) in French with English subtitles
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 26, 1 p.m.
In this musical romance, Geneviève (a beautiful young Frenchwoman who works at a small-town boutique selling umbrellas) falls for dashing mechanic, Guy. Their brief romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian War. Though pregnant by Guy, Geneviève marries an older businessman, Roland, and begins to move on with her life.
Oscar nominee
Running time: 1 hour, 31 minutes.
