Director Jacques Demy described The Umbrellas of Cherbourg as “a film in song”-- every line is sung to Michel Legrand’s sublime score, which conforms to conversation’s naturally singsong cadence. When star-crossed lovers-- Nino Castelnuovo, a make-ends-meet mechanic, and Catherine Deneuve, daughter of the titular boutique’s widowed owner-- are separated by the Algerian War, the pair’s bliss culminates in one romantic (read: pregnancy-producing) night. Deneuve is then torn between fidelity or financial security with a diamond dealer. The film toasts and spoofs the movie musicals of Demy’s era, while striking a balance between fantastical and realist styles with a brilliant, hypersaturated color scheme.
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