The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 32,931 VOTES · DIR. Jacques Demy
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 998 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:11 THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
00:06:48 Geneviéve, show the gentleman the umbrellas.
00:09:37 Look.
00:13:18 What happiness...
00:15:41 He lives with his godmother
00:18:06 After all, a jewel is just a jewel.
00:20:51 who is the voice of wisdom and reason
00:23:30 What´s the matter with you?
00:25:51 Geneviéve would be happy to see you.
00:29:37 Calm down, we have so little time left.
00:34:12 Two years from now, perhaps you will have forgotten Guy.
00:38:11 Stay, my love.
00:42:34 You don´t know what you´re saying!
00:45:41 Geneviéve wouldn´t go alone
00:49:02 She only talked about you as a friend.
00:53:14 My love, I know you are waiting for me.
00:57:09 and I forget what he really looks like...
00:59:34 Deformed! Bloated!
01:04:54 New Owner
01:07:13 on the table.
01:10:34 Live off my pension.
01:16:17 I will be lonely.
01:19:35 Did I say the wrong thing?
01:23:25 Come into the office.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed998
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line01:23:25
Production Record
DirectorJacques Demy
LanguageFrench
Budget$200,000
Revenue$7,600,000
IMDb votes32,931