The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

One of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.

This dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy launched the angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve to stardom. Deneuve plays the delicate daughter of an umbrella shop owner, who is glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic played by Nino Castelnuovo. When he is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly.

Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colours and told entirely through lilting songs by the great composer Michel Legrand, “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” is a true cinematic gem.