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{{short description|1964 film by Jacques Demy}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
| image          = The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964 film) poster.jpg
| caption        = French theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|fr|Les Parapluies de Cherbourg}}
| director       = [[Jacques Demy]]
| writer         = Jacques Demy
| producer       = [[Mag Bodard]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Catherine Deneuve]]
* [[Anne Vernon]]
* [[Nino Castelnuovo]]
* [[Marc Michel]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jean Rabier]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Anne-Marie Cotret
* Monique Teisseire
}}
| music          = [[Michel Legrand]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* Parc Film
* Madeleine Films
* Beta Film GmbH
}}
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|1964|2|19|France|1965|11|12|West Germany}}
| runtime        = 91 minutes
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* France
* West Germany
}}
| language       = French
|budget           = $0.2 million<ref>{{Cite book |last=Oyallon-Koloski |first=Jenny |title=Storytelling in Motion: Cinematic Choreography and the Film Musical |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2024 |isbn=9780197602669 |pages=227}}</ref>
| gross          = $7.6 million<ref name=JPBoxOffice>[http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9265 "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"], JP's Box-Office.</ref>
}}
'''''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Les Parapluies de Cherbourg'''}}) is a 1964 [[Musical film|musical]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Jacques Demy]], with music by [[Michel Legrand]]. [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Nino Castelnuovo]] star as two young lovers in the French city of [[Cherbourg]], separated by circumstance. The film's dialogue is entirely sung as [[recitative]], including casual conversation, and is [[sung-through]] like some operas and stage musicals.<ref>[https://www.criterion.com/films/27933-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg The Criterion Collection]</ref> It has been seen as the second of an informal tetralogy of Demy films that share some of the same actors, characters, and overall atmosphere of romantic melancholy, coming after ''[[Lola (1961 film)|Lola]]'' (1961) and before ''[[The Young Girls of Rochefort]]'' (1967) and ''[[Model Shop (film)|Model Shop]]'' (1969). The French-language film was a [[Co-production (media)|co-production]] between France and West Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b295aa3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811135811/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b295aa3|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2016|access-date=2021-07-13|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]]. In the United States, it was nominated for five [[Academy Award]]s, including [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign-Language Film]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] (Demy), [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] (Demy and Legrand), and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for the film's main theme, "[[I Will Wait for You]]". It was later adapted into an English-language stage musical.

In 2018, a [[BBC Culture]] critics' poll ranked the film in the Top 100 Greatest Non-English Films of All Time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 100 greatest foreign-language films|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
===Part One: The Departure (November 1957)===

Madame Émery and her 17-year-old daughter Geneviève run a tiny, struggling umbrella boutique in the coastal town of [[Cherbourg]], [[Normandy]]. Guy is a young auto mechanic who lives with and cares for his sickly aunt and [[Godparent|godmother]] Élise. The boutique is saved from bankruptcy when Roland Cassard, a kind, young, very wealthy Parisian jeweler, agrees to buy some of Madame Émery's jewelry. Though Madame Émery disapproves, Guy and Geneviève are deeply in love; they plan to marry and name their first child Françoise. At the same time, Madeleine, a quiet young woman who looks after Élise, is secretly in love with Guy. Guy is [[Conscription in France|drafted]] to serve in the [[Algerian War of Independence|Algerian War]]. The night before he leaves, he and Geneviève pledge their undying love and have sex.

===Part Two: The Absence (January – April 1958)===
Geneviève learns she is pregnant and writes to Guy, but his replies are sporadic. Her mother tells her that Guy has forgotten her and she should move on. Geneviève is courted by Roland, who wants to marry her despite her pregnancy. In one of the connections among Demy's trilogy of films, Roland had previously unsuccessfully wooed the title character in the earlier ''[[Lola (1961 film)|Lola]]'' (1961); now he relates a version of this story to Madame Émery. Madame Émery urges Geneviève to choose a secure future with Roland. Roland announces that he will be going to Amsterdam for three months, and will wait for Geneviève's answer until his return. Upon his return Geneviève marries him in [[:fr:Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg|a great cathedral]], but she appears ambivalent about her decision.

===Part Three: The Return (March 1959{{snd}}December 1963)===
Returning injured from the war, Guy learns that Geneviève has married and left Cherbourg. He has a difficult time readjusting to civilian life. After an argument with his boss at the garage he quits his job, goes drinking in a seedy bar, and spends the night with a prostitute. When he returns to his apartment, Madeleine tells him that Élise has died. Guy sees that Madeleine loves him, and he rebuilds his life with her help. Using his inheritance he opens a new American-style gas station. Madeleine agrees to marry him, though she wonders whether he is merely on the rebound after losing Geneviève.

Four years later, on a snowy Christmas Eve, Guy and Madeleine are in the office of their gas station with their small son François. As Madeleine and François leave to visit [[Santa Claus]], a now wealthy Geneviève and her daughter Françoise arrive. Guy invites Geneviève into the station's office, where she reveals this is her first time in Cherbourg since her marriage. When asked if he wants to meet his daughter, Guy declines. On her way out, Geneviève looks back at Guy one last time before driving off. Madeleine returns with François, and Guy greets her with a kiss.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Catherine Deneuve]] as Geneviève Émery
* [[Nino Castelnuovo]] as Guy Foucher
* [[Anne Vernon]] as Madame Émery
* [[Marc Michel]] as Roland Cassard
* [[Ellen Farner]] as Madeleine
* [[Mireille Perrey]] as Aunt Élise
* [[Harald Wolff]] as M. Dubourg, jeweler
* [[Jean Champion]] as Aubin
* Pierre Caden as Bernard
* Jean-Pierre Dorat as Jean
* Jane Carat as Ginny
* Jean-Pierre Chizat as Pierre
* Gisèle Grandpré as Madame Germaine
* Hervé Legrand as François
* [[Rosalie Varda]] as Françoise
* Dorothée Blanck as girl in cafe
}}

===Singing voices===
{{Cast listing|
* [[Danielle Licari]] as Geneviève Émery
* José Bartel as Guy Foucher
* [[Christiane Legrand]] as Madame Émery
* Georges Blaness as Roland Cassard
* Claudine Meunier as Madeleine
* Claire Leclerc as Aunt Élise
* Michel Legrand as Jean}}

===English dub===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |last=Carémel |first=Rémi 
|url=https://danslombredesstudios.blogspot.com/2015/11/les-voix-de-lombre-des-films-de-jacques.html?m=1#parapluiesva |title=The "shadow voices" of Jacques Demy's films |date=7 November 2015}}</ref>
{{Cast listing|
* José Bartel as Guy Foucher
* Monique Aldebert as Madame Émery
* Louis Aldebert as Roland Cassard
* Claudine Meunier as Madeleine
* Claire Leclerc as Aunt Élise}}

==English dub production==
The English dub was done by Oscar Films.

The English adaptation of the songs was produced by Jacqueline Porel and Bruce Johansen.

The English dub was broadcast several times in the USA, on different channels. 
So far, the only identified VHS release is a Chinese one (early 90s).

The existence of a 16 mm print proves that there were also cinema releases. 

This dub has never been released on DVD.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carémel |first=Rémi 
|url=https://danslombredesstudios.blogspot.com/2015/11/les-voix-de-lombre-des-films-de-jacques.html?m=1#parapluiesva |title=The "shadow voices" of Jacques Demy's films |date=7 November 2015}}</ref>

==Framing==
''Umbrellas'' is the middle film in an informal "romantic trilogy" of Demy films that share some of the same actors, characters, and overall look; it comes after ''[[Lola (1961 film)|Lola]]'' (1961) and before ''[[The Young Girls of Rochefort]]'' (1967).<ref>[[Bernard Weinraub]], [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E1D6123BF934A3575BC0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 "At the Movies; A Woman Robs the Cradle"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 7 August 1998.</ref>

==Music==
The continuous music score and the brightly coloured photography had much to do with the popularity of this film. Formally the work is operatic, with the plot advanced entirely through dialogue sung with accompanying music. The colour photography is bright and vivid. The whole is united by an orchestral score of simple rhythms and tunes that are integrated with the story covering five years.

Since the cast were not trained singers, most of the actors' voices were dubbed and [[Lip sync|lipsynced]].<ref name="Erickson">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1168para.html |title=DVD Savant Review: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |access-date=2007-12-09 |last=Erickson |first=Glenn |author-link=Glenn Erickson |date=2004-04-03 |publisher=dvdtalk.com }}</ref>

The film score established composer [[Michel Legrand]]'s reputation in Hollywood. He later scored other films, winning three [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]. In North America, two of the film's songs became hits and were recorded by many artists: "[[I Will Wait for You]]" (the main theme, also known as "Devant le garage") and "Watch What Happens" (originally "Recit de Cassard", "Cassard's Story"). Both were given new English lyrics by lyricist [[Norman Gimbel]].

"Watch What Happens" was covered by artists such as [[Tony Bennett]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwTYX44v7w Watch What Happens on Tony Bennett's official YouTube channel]</ref> [[Ed Ames]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uMKzIXP3Nc Watch What Happens (From the Film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg") by Ed Ames - Topic on YouTube]</ref> and jazz pianists [[Oscar Peterson]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qCCUjKxhvE Watch What Happens (Live) by Oscar Peterson - Topic on YouTube]</ref> and [[Vince Guaraldi]].<ref name=allaboutjazz>{{cite web |url= https://www.allaboutjazz.com/oaxaca-vince-guaraldi-self-produced-review-by-david-rickert.php |title= Vince Guaraldi: ''Oaxaca'' |last= Rickert |first= David |date= November 18, 2004 |website= allaboutjazz.com |publisher= All About Jazz |access-date= 7 May 2020 |quote=}}</ref>

== Reception and legacy ==
The film was very successful in France, and was also shown internationally, introducing Deneuve to a larger audience. It was nominated for several [[Academy Awards]], including for Best Foreign Film, Best Song, Best Soundtrack, and Best Original Screenplay. It won three awards at the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]], including its top prize, the [[Palme d'Or]]. Jim Ridley has called Cherbourg "the most affecting of movie musicals, and perhaps the fullest expression of [Demy's] career-long fascination with the entwining of real life, chance, and the bewitching artifice of cinematic illusion."{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' was met with critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of the best musical films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Zilko |first1=David Ehrlich, Kate Erbland, Christian |last2=Ehrlich |first2=David |last3=Erbland |first3=Kate |last4=Zilko |first4=Christian |date=2022-06-29 |title=The 55 Best Movie Musicals of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-musicals-all-time-movies/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=IndieWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-09 |title=The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg is timeless proof that musicals can be deep |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-is-timeless-proof-that-music-1846599866 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Jacques Demy elevates the basic drama of everyday life into a soaring opera full of bittersweet passion and playful charm, featuring a timeless performance from Catherine Deneuve."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/umbrellas_of_cherbourg|title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) (1964)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it holds a weighted score of 86 out 100, based on 9 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released) |website=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg |access-date=2023-06-26}}</ref>

In a review for [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'']] magazine, Kim Newman awarded the film 5/5 stars and praised the "depths of operatic emotion under the hum-along singspiel" delivered by the films leads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/umbrellas-cherbourg-review/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Empire|date=January 2000 }}</ref> Nigel Andrews, writing for the ''[[Financial Times]]'' awarded the film 4 stars out of 5 calling the film "a body of work slim but exquisitely styled".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-04 |title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg — a revival of Jacques Demy's classic |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8a56a824-16af-11ea-8d73-6303645ac406 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/8a56a824-16af-11ea-8d73-6303645ac406 |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-07-12}}</ref> Kevin Maher for ''[[The Times]]'', in a review of a re-release of the film in 2019, also lauded the film, awarding it 5/5 stars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maher |first=Kevin |title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) review — the hits are immense |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-1964-review-the-hits-are-immense-s9s87q7zn |access-date=2022-07-12 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Significant praise has also been directed to the entirely sung through nature of the film, with both [[James Berardinelli]] of reelviews and [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' praising this aspect of the film in their reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |title=Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/umbrellas-of-cherbourg-the |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Reelviews Movie Reviews}}</ref>

[[Stanley Kauffmann]] of ''[[The New Republic]]'' described ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' as "tired material".<ref>{{cite magazine| title=Stanley Kauffmann on films| url=https://newrepublic.com| publication-date=1965-01-02| magazine=The New Republic| language=en}}</ref>

A restored digital version of ''Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' was shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-classics-2013-line-up/5054402.article?blocktitle=Latest-News&contentID=1846|title=Cannes Classics 2013 line-up unveiled |author=Michael Rosser, Andreas Wiseman|date=29 April 2013|work=Screen Daily|access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref>

Filmmaker [[Damien Chazelle]] has listed it as one of his favorite films and a major influence on his 2016 film ''[[La La Land]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/la-la-land-director-damien-chazelle-on-favorite-movie-moments/|title="La La Land" director Damien Chazelle's favorite movie moments |website=[[CBS News]] |date =25 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/la-la-land-influences/?slide=2447917#2447917|title=La La Land: Director Damien Chazelle's 15 Influences on His Musical Romance | first=Joe| last=McGovern|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date =8 December 2016}}</ref> [[Greta Gerwig]] cited the film as an inspiration for her 2023 film ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-05-24 |title=Barbiemania! Margot Robbie Opens Up About the Movie Everyone's Waiting For |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/margot-robbie-barbie-summer-cover-2023-interview |access-date=2023-06-26 |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades|Nominations}} 
* [[Prix Louis-Delluc]], 1963
* [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2942/year/1964.html |title=The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |access-date=28 February 2009|publisher=Festival de Cannes}}</ref>
* Critics' prize for Best Film, by the French Syndicate of Film Critics, 1965
* Nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[37th Academy Awards]] in 1965<ref name="Oscars1965">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1965 |title=The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners |access-date=5 November 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
* Nominated for four more [[Academy Awards]] at the [[38th Academy Awards]] held in 1966, three for Legrand and Demy: [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]] (for "I Will Wait For You"),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULvofTg9rU "The Shadow Of Your Smile" Wins Best Song: 1966 Oscars]</ref> [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], Best Scoring - Adaptation or Treatment,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GddE0EJW294 Doctor Zhivago and The Sound of Music Win Music Awards: 1966 Oscars]</ref> and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2uAxpye2Sg Doctor Zhivago and Darling Win Writing Awards: 1966 Oscars]</ref> It did not win any.<ref name="Oscars1966">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |access-date=5 November 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

==Stage adaptation==
In 1979, an English-language stage adaptation, with lyrics translated by [[Sheldon Harnick]], premiered at the [[Public Theater]] in New York City.

In 2005 a major revision by Harnick was produced at the [[Two River Theater|Two River Theatre Company]] in [[Red Bank, New Jersey]]. Musical director/conductor Nathan Hurwitz provided new orchestration. The cast included [[Max von Essen]] as Guy, Heather Spore as Genevieve, and Maureen Silliman as Madame Émery. Other cast members included Ken Krugman, Patti Perkins, Robyn Payne, Jonathan Kaplan, Steven Stein Grainger, Brett Rigby, and Sara Delaney. Direction was by artistic director Jonathan Fox and choreography was by Ginger Thatcher.

In 2011, the [[Kneehigh Theatre|Kneehigh Theatre Company]] in London presented the musical, starring [[Joanna Riding]] as Madame Émery, cabaret artist [[Melissa Madden Gray|Meow Meow]] as the ''Maîtresse,'' and Andrew Durand as Guy.<ref name="Broadwayworld">[http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/Riding_Meow_to_Lead_West_End_Legrands_The_Umbrellas_of_Cherbourg_20110114 "Riding, Meow to Lead West End Legrand's ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg''"], Westend.Broadwayworld.com, 14 January 2011.</ref> The production was directed by [[Emma Rice (director)|Emma Rice]]. It was given tryouts at Leicester's [[Curve (theatre)|Curve Theatre]] from 11 to 26 February 2011 and began previews in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Gielgud Theatre]] from 5 March, officially opening on 22 March.<ref name="Broadwayworld" /><!--<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154919/joanna-riding-and-meow-meow-to-star-in-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-at-londons-gielgud-theatre/ "Joanna Riding and Meow Meow to Star in ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' at London’s Gielgud Theatre"]. Broadway.com, 14 January 2011.</ref>--> It was due to run until October 2011, but closed on 21 May 2011.<ref>[https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/kneehighs-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-at-gielgud-5-march "Umbrellas of Cherbourg"], Londontheatre.co.uk, 14 January 2011.</ref>

The West End cast:<ref>[http://www.umbrellasofcherbourg.com/cast-and-creatives/ "Umbrellas of Cherbourg West End Cast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817094647/http://www.umbrellasofcherbourg.com/cast-and-creatives/ |date=2011-08-17 }} UmbrellasofCherbough.com</ref> 
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em| 
* [[Joanna Riding]] as Madame Émery
* Andrew Durand as Guy Foucher
* [[Dominic Marsh]] as Roland Cassard/Aunt Élise
* Laura Brydon as Ensemble
* Gareth Charlton as Dubourg/Sailor/Animator
* [[Chris Jenkins (actor)|Chris Jenkins]] as Ensemble/Swing
* [[Melissa Madden Gray|Meow Meow]] as Maîtresse 
* Carly Bawden as Geneviève Émery
* [[Cynthia Erivo]] as Madeleine
* Matt Wilman as Sailor/Ensemble
* Aki Omoshaybi as Sailor/Animator
* Gillian Budd as Ensemble/Swing
}}

==Restoration==
The film version released in 2004 on DVD by [[Koch-Lorber Films]] is a completely restored version of the original.<ref name="Erickson"/>

The film was originally shot on [[Eastman Color Negative|Eastman]] negative stock, which had rapidly faded and thus had become almost unusable. The various copies of the film used in the cinema circuit gradually lost their quality. ''Umbrellas'' thus could not be seen with the rich colours which Demy had originally intended.

Knowing as he did that the Eastman stock would fade over time, Demy had made the three main yellow, cyan and magenta color [[separation masters]] on black-and-white negative films, which do not fade. These black-and-white separations had greater longevity.{{Efn|This process is not unique to this title, but it may be unique within French Eastmancolor-originated films. In the United States, separation masters are made, and have been made for nearly every Eastmancolor-originated title since about 1952. Additionally, so-called "low-fade" film is now used for making prints.}}

In the 1990s, Demy's wife, film director [[Agnès Varda]], headed a project to create a new colour-negative film from the three black and white separations. Restored full-color prints were made from this in 2004. The resulting film recaptured Demy's vision of a fantastically colourful Cherbourg.

Composer Michel Legrand assisted in restoring the original four-track stereo sound masters to digital. He remastered his score to produce a higher-quality version, released in 2014.

A digital version of the film was released on Blu-ray by Ciné Tamaris in 2013, on the 50th anniversary of its original release. This version was restored independently of the 2004 version with colour grading supervised by Demy's son [[Mathieu Demy]].<ref>[https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3232-restoring-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg Restoring The Umbrellas of Cherbourg|The Current|The Criterion Collection]</ref>

A new 4K restoration of the film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-turn-60 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turn 60 - Festival de Cannes]</ref>

==''Les Bicyclettes de Belsize''==
{{Main|Les Bicyclettes de Belsize}}
The title of the film inspired a musical short subject, released in 1969 and titled ''[[Les Bicyclettes de Belsize]],'' which essentially parodied it. [[Douglas Hickox]] directed the said short subject, and [[Les Reed (songwriter)|Les Reed]] and [[Barry Mason]] composed the music and wrote the lyrics to its title song, French and English versions of which charted in 1969 for [[Mireille Mathieu]] and [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]] respectively.

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
* [[List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
===Articles===
* A.B. (February 26, 1965). [https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-mcgill-daily-v54-n088-february-26-1965-11071/page/n9/mode/2up?q=%22Ellen+Farner%22 "Movies: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"]. ''McGill Daily Panorama''. p.&nbsp;11
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=98647285 "Newcomers Lead Noteworthy Film"]. ''The Valley News''. April 4, 1965 p.&nbsp;49
* McNear, Bette (July 8, 1965). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=98647639 "French Saves Over-Hued 'Umbrellas'"]. ''[[The Evening Journal]]''. p.&nbsp;29
* [https://archive.org/details/quick-1969-07/page/40/mode/2up?q=%22ellen+farner%22 "Max Pierre Schaeffer: 'Sie werden es nicht für möglich halten'"]. ''[[Quick (newspaper)|Quick]]''. February 12, 1969. p.&nbsp;41

===Books===
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=2YkfAQAAIAAJ&q=%22ellen+farner%22 Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch, Volume 71]''. Druck und Kommissionverlag F.A. Günther & Sohn. 1963.
* Lebon, Eric Antoine (2018). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=H7GADwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 Léonide Moguy: Un citoyen du monde au pays du cinéma]''. Paris: L'Harmattan. p.&nbsp;9. {{ISBN|978-2-343-15364-3}}.

==External links==
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* [http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/songs-in-the-key-of-everyday-life/Content?oid=890489 Chicago Reader Review]<!-- use inline citations -->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810054802/http://www.umbrellasofcherbourg.com/ The Umbrellas of Cherbourg West End Musical]
* [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3235-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-a-finite-forever ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: A Finite Forever''] – an essay by Jim Ridley at [[The Criterion Collection]]

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