Geneviève, a 16-year-old girl whose mother, Madame Emery, operates an umbrella shop in Cherbourg, is in love with Guy, a 21-year-old auto mechanic who lives with his sickly Aunt Elise and young Madeleine, her companion. Guy and Geneviève want to marry, but he is about to begin 2 years of military service; before he departs, Geneviève has sex with him to prove her love. Guy has been away several months, and Geneviève has received only one letter when her mother learns that Geneviève is pregnant. Roland Cassard, a wealthy diamond merchant, proposes to Geneviève, declaring his willingness to raise Guy's child as his own. Geneviève is at first shocked by the idea, but as time passes, she becomes convinced that Guy has forgotten her. Won over by Cassard's tenderness and her mother's arguments, she marries Cassard. Guy returns home, learns of Geneviève's marriage, and disconsolately goes back to his old job. When Aunt Elise dies and Madeleine prepares to leave, Guy realizes that they are in love with each other. They marry and Guy buys a gas station with the money inherited from Aunt Elise; 3 years later, Guy and Madeleine are a happy family with their young son. On Christmas Eve when Guy is alone, Geneviève drives into the gas station. Aside from noting that their daughter strongly resembles Guy, the former lovers have little to say to each other, and they go their separate ways.

Director:
Jacques Demy	Director
Jean-Paul Savignac	Assistant Director
Klaus Müller-Laue	Assistant Director
Cast:
Catherine Deneuve	as Geneviève Emery
Nino Castelnuovo	as Guy
Anne Vernon	as Madame Emery
Ellen Farner	as Madeleine
Marc Michel	as Roland Cassard
Mireille Perrey	as Aunt Elise
Jean Champion	as Aubin
Harald Wolff	as Dubourg
Dorothée Blank	as Girl in the cafe
Cinematography:
Jean Rabier	Director of Photography
Pierre Willemin	Assistant Camera
Jean-Paul Lemaître	Assistant Camera
Writer:
Jacques Demy	Screenwriter
Producer:
Mag Bodard	Producer
Editing:
Anne-Marie Cotret	Film Editor
Monique Teisseire	Asst film ed
Gisèle Chezeau	Asst film ed
Music:
Michel Legrand	Mus comp & cond
Jacques Demy	Lyrics
Art Director:
Bernard Evein	Art Director
Claude Pignot	Asst art dir
Jean Didenot	Asst art dir
Make-Up:
Carita	Hairstyles
Costume-Wardrobe:
Réal	Miss Deneuve's ward
Jacqueline Moreau	Costumes
Film Production - Main:
Philippe Dussart	Production Manager
Maurice Urbain	Unit Manager
Annie Maurel	Scr girl
Léo Weisse	Stills

Location scenes filmed in Cherbourg. Opened in Paris in February 1964 as Les parapluies de Cherbourg; released in West Germany in November 1965 as Die Regenschirme von Cherbourg. Original running time: 95 min. One German source lists Ultrascope as wide-screen process.

The Country of France

Winner of the Palme d'Or for Best Film and the Catholic FIlm Office Award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.

Expanded re-release in United States April 19, 1996

Expanded re-release in United States June 14, 1996

Expanded re-release in United States May 10, 1996

Expanded re-release in United States May 17, 1996

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States March 1977

Released in United States Winter December 17, 1964

Re-released in United States April 23, 2004

Re-released in United States April 5, 1996

Re-released in United States February 13, 2004

Re-released in United States on Video May 6, 1997

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Retro) January 9-20, 2003.

2004 re-release marks the film's 40th anniversary and features a new 35-millimeter print. Demy's widow, director Agnès Varda, supervised the film's 1992 restoration, which included the remixing of Legrand's legendary score in stereo.

Michel Legrand dubbed the voices for the characters "Jean" and "The Postman."

Ultrascope

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Retro) January 9-20, 2003.)

Re-released in United States February 13, 2004 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States March 1977 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (The Mighty Musical Movie Marathon) March 9-27, 1977.)

Re-released in United States April 5, 1996 (Film Forum; New York City)

Expanded re-release in United States April 19, 1996

Re-released in United States April 23, 2004 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

Re-released in United States on Video May 6, 1997

Expanded re-release in United States May 10, 1996

Expanded re-release in United States May 17, 1996

Released in United States Winter December 17, 1964

Expanded re-release in United States June 14, 1996

AA-Best Foreign Language Film in 1964

AA-Best Score in 1964

AA-Best Song in 1964