Film Screening — The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

2026 French Film Festival presents:
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG ["Les parapluies de Cherbourg]
(Jacques Demy, 1964, 92 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP)
New 4K Restoration!

-- Q&A to follow with Prof. Anne-Gaëlle Saliot (Romance Studies/Cinematic Arts) & Abby Shepherd (Romance Studies)

An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.

“A glorious romantic confection unlike any other in movie history.” – The Washington Post
“Elevates the quotidian to the spectacular…UMBRELLAS’ palette of sherbet-colored pastels remains undimmed.” – Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
“Demy’s MASTERPIECE!” – Mike D’Angelo, A.V. Club