The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Reviews

...it does not follow the usual musical formula of boy-meets-girl and a happy ending. In fact, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg has perhaps the most bittersweet ending of all musicals.

Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand’s reinvention of the movie musical has tinsel, Technicolor, and a beating, broken heart.

Catherine Deneuve brings an unworldly, subtly erotic charm to Jacques Demy’s rereleased pastel rainbow of a musical.

Of course, the presence of the impossibly beautiful Deneuve and Castelnuovo as the film's amants could transcend anything -- what perfect specimens they are!

...manages to combine, with a peculiarly Gallic shrug, wistful romance with resigned cynicism.

...a surprisingly effective film, touching and knowing and, like Deneuve, ageless.