Cherbourg, 1957. Geneviève Emery, whose mother sells umbrellas at her at a tiny boutique, loves Guy Foucher, a young mechanic who lives with his sickly aunt. When Guy leaves to become a soldier in the Algerian war, Geneviève finds out to be pregnant and decides to marry the wealthy Roland Cassard.
Demy tells about an impossible love story which takes place in a port city whose colours remind of those of the American musicals. A melancholic film, which was awarded with the Palme d'Or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, Demy's most successful work.
Country: Francia
Year: 1964
Running time: 92'
Format: 35 mm
Language: francese
Subtitles: italiano
Genre: fiction
Screenplay: Jacques Demy
Cinematography: Jean Rabier
Editing: Anne-Marie Cotret
Music: Michel Legrand
With: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
Produced by: Parc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
