(DVD Umbrellas)
Stunning and vivid and beautiful, and also kind of crazy, I can see why this movie, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) would be on Greta Gerwig’s “Required Reading List” for the actors in the upcoming (Summer 2023) Barbie movie.
The backgrounds of every scene are
lush with color. There’s the vibrant pink striped walls and black cabinets of
the umbrella shop, the bold pink roses on bright blue of Genevieve’s bedroom,
brilliant blue and green stripe of Guy’s home, and the orange of the cafe/bar
where they go to enjoy a drink. Each scene is punctuated by saturated color.
Instead of washing out in the face of all the intensity, the actors shine in
equally vibrant costuming and colors.
This movie, which stars the blonde
and perfect Catherine Deneuve and the dark haired and handsome Nino Castelnuovo
as young star-crossed lovers, is a feast for the senses. Genevieve, who works
in her mother’s umbrella shop worries that her mother thinks she is too young
for love so she sneaks out to see her beau, Guy, a talented mechanic.
Classic antics ensue, miscues and
missed appointments, a mother with debt trouble, an aunt who is bedridden,
somebody gets drafted, someone gets married . . .
Did I mention there’s singing? And
it’s in French? <3 <3 <3
For those who like this kind of
stuff, this is definitely the kind of stuff they’ll like.
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try La La Land (nods to the visuals of Jacques Demy), Swinging Mademoiselles: Groovy French sounds from the 60s
or Dressing Barbie.)
( Internet Movie
Database entry for this film )
Recommended
by Carrie K.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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