The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) Saturday, December 21, 2024 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Twenty-year-old Catherine Deneuve rose to stardom in this dazzling bittersweet musical from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic (Nino Castelnuovo). When he is sent to fight in Algeria, the two pledge their hearts to each other, but this true love succumbs to the stark realities of life and unexpected consequences. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.
Tickets
- Available soon
- $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in the Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
Directed by Jacques Demy
(France, 1964, 92 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital