Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: A Timeless Musical

Join us for a screening of "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg," where young Geneviève helps her mother in an umbrella shop in Cherbourg and falls deeply in love with mechanic Guy. Their future seems inevitable until Guy is called to serve in Algeria. This film, directed by Jacques Demy, features entirely sung dialogue set to Michel Legrand's enchanting music, creating a fully composed musical that remains a poignant and realistic love drama. Catherine Deneuve delivers a breakout performance, and the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1964, along with five Oscar nominations, including Best Foreign Film and Best Music.