Featured Audience Ratings

• Ken S

  
  A full-on musical. Singing from start to finish, all 90 minutes. All scored, no talking, total commitment. The production design is also awesome enough to give Wes Anderson a hard-on. How successful is it? Very. It's not without it's flaws, but it's very watchable.

• Michael S

  
  The colors, the picaresque locales, the entirely sung dialogue, and the angel that is Catherine Deneuve! "The Umbrellas of Cherbourgh" is 90 minutes of cinematic joy. Simple human melodrama made engaging, profound, and unforgettable in the hands of a master (Demy). If the… More
  The colors, the picaresque locales, the entirely sung dialogue, and the angel that is Catherine Deneuve! "The Umbrellas of Cherbourgh" is 90 minutes of cinematic joy. Simple human melodrama made engaging, profound, and unforgettable in the hands of a master (Demy). If the ending doesn't make you weep then I guess you're just not human. A classic musical and easily one of the finest ever crafted.

• Stephen M

  
  Although the highpoints of the film are those of the traditional musical, namely the stars communicating their joys and sorrows through song, what makes "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" so special is that all of the mundane connecting material is sung as well. We get people… More
  Although the highpoints of the film are those of the traditional musical, namely the stars communicating their joys and sorrows through song, what makes "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" so special is that all of the mundane connecting material is sung as well. We get people singing about going to the hairdressers or putting the kettle on, even swearing in song! Catherine Deneuve is absolutely adorable at the start, but our sympathies are gradually transferred from her knocked-up shop-girl, first to the adoring jeweller she marries out of convenience, finally to the first lover who reluctantly abandoned her to complete his national service. By the end of the movie, tragically, Deneuve has paid the price of ignoring her heart by transforming into one of her typically chic, glacial blonds. The vibrantly coloured art direction assaults the senses like a Dulux sheepdog's wet-dream, and complete delight is only precluded by some gratuitous product-placement for 'Esso'.

• Keysha H

  
  Vivid and exciting. Although it is truely a musical from start to finish, you will fall in love with the characters. The city is colorful and alive, and the music will just move you to tears everytime. Perfect.

• Jennifer X

  
  This is so cheesy, but it works! It's everything a saccharine musical should be - patent displays of show, incessantly sung dialogue, a sugary sweet background. But at the same time the film is about realism. The actors are gorgeous, the scenery is flawless, and all the singing… More
  This is so cheesy, but it works! It's everything a saccharine musical should be - patent displays of show, incessantly sung dialogue, a sugary sweet background. But at the same time the film is about realism. The actors are gorgeous, the scenery is flawless, and all the singing is pretty upbeat despite troubles. I love that Jacques Demy creates this fantasy world and inside it tells this very real story. The contrast is just stunning. But the true stars of movie are set designers (or whatever you call them), who manage to make this movie one of the most aesthetically pleasing movies EVER - EVERYTHING matches! The clothes match with the umbrellas, and the wallpaper, and the GROUND, and other people's clothing. It's such a treat for the eyes, like you've temporarily fallen into Candyland. All the clothing is tastefully chosen to match the surroundings, the colored wallpaper and the furniture oh my GOSH I wish my house looked so tantalizingly PERFECT.

• Lanning :

  
  A modern French opera, <i>Umbrellas of Cherbourg</i> depicts the difference between the life we hope for versus the life for which we settle. A bitterwseet love story about dreams and reality.

• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic][color=blue]"Mississippi Mermaid" starts out on the Isle of Reunion as cigarette factory owner, Louis Mahe(Jean Paul Belmondo) waits for his fiancee as the eponymous boat is docking. He met her through a personal ad.(During the opening credits, various… More
  [font=Century Gothic][color=blue]"Mississippi Mermaid" starts out on the Isle of Reunion as cigarette factory owner, Louis Mahe(Jean Paul Belmondo) waits for his fiancee as the eponymous boat is docking. He met her through a personal ad.(During the opening credits, various voices read out personal ads.) The woman who shows up does not resemble the photo he was sent but he does not mind since the woman is played by the beautiful Catherine Deneuve. As he gets to know her, he becomes suspicious that things are not exactly right. This is not one of Francois Truffaut's better movies but it is still entertaining due to the talents of its two stars.(According to Wikipedia, the Isle of Reunion is still under the government of France which lends an uncomfortable air of colonialism to the proceedings.)[/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#0000ff][/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=red]I had hesitated in seeing "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" before because when I had seen the trailer, it had looked very corny, especially the scene at the train station where the two lovers part. But since I have now seen the film, I have come to a different conclusion. Watching Genevieve(Catherine Deneuve) and Guy(Nino Castelnuovo) in love for the first thirty minutes makes that scene in the context of the film powerfully emotional. Guy is getting drafted into the army and they are not sure when they will be reunited. What makes this film unique is that all of the dialogue is sung(early in the film, the couple mention they are going to go see the opera, Carmen) and the film is absolutely beautiful to look at. This is an excellent film about the idealism of youth as compared to the compromises of being a grown up.(Roland Cassard(Marc Michel) who was a character in Jacques Demy's Lola(1961) makes a return appearance here.)[/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#0000ff][/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#0000ff][/color][/font]

• John B

  
  Truly the most delightful film by Jacques Demy. Umbrellas shines brightly due to hte involvement of Catherine Deneuve who is splendid.

• William G

  
  Perfectly frothy melodrama.

• Anthony V

  
  If you don't like this, then you don't like movies.

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