Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

May. 18,2008      
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

Jacques Demy as  Self (archive footage)
Agnès Varda as  Self
Catherine Deneuve as  Self
Michel Legrand as  Self
Christiane Legrand as  Self
Marc Michel as  Self
Christophe Honoré as  Self

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Reviews

Curapedi
2008/05/18

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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WillSushyMedia
2008/05/19

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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Frances Chung
2008/05/20

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Juana
2008/05/21

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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