Nobody really even cares about the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, do they?

Oeditpus Rex

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:15 PM
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Nobody really even cares about the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, do they?

Genevi�ve, 17, lives with her widow mother, who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She and Guy, an auto mechanic, are in love and want to marry. But her mother does not agree; she thinks Genevi�ve is too young and Guy is not wealthy enough. Guy leaves two years for the army, and Genevi�ve is pregnant. She still loves Guy, although she has little news from him, but because the baby needs a father she marries Roland Cassard, a rich gem dealer, who fell in love with her at first sight and promised to bring up the child as his own... A movie whose dialogue is entirely sung.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058450/

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mainegreen

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:20 PM
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1. That movie kicks ass!

Love it. Ahhhh, French Musicals. :toast:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:37 PM
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2. I didn't think it was real

The Austin Lounge Lizards mention it in "Coors Beer," but I thought they made it up.

If you're getting up, then please get one for me
Looks like a good movie on channel 3
('The Umbrellas of Cherbourg')

I IMDB'd it one day, and... viola!

I've never seen it, though.

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JVS

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Sun Dec-11-05 06:12 PM
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7. You should rent it, get some brews, and watch it.

It is pleasant to think wicked thoughts about genevieve, and her mom's not to bad either!

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sundog

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:38 PM
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3. oh but they do

:grouphug:

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Kellanved

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Sun Dec-11-05 03:40 PM
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4. I once drank a cidre in Cherbourg

And IIRC ate a crepe with Roquefort. I didn't buy an umbrella, though.

:shrug:

Well, the whole idea was to pass the time until the ferry to Great Britain was ready for boarding.

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NV Whino

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Sun Dec-11-05 05:41 PM
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5. I do!

One of the all time great movies. Wonderful interviews with Catherine Deneuve (sp?) and the guy who played Guy on the DVD.

Amelie has a similar feel, although not a musical.

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JVS

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Sun Dec-11-05 06:10 PM
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6. I liked it. It compares favorably to its East German contemporary...

"Hot Summer"

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