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The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)

Directed by Jacques Demy · Cinematography by Jean Rabier

91 min62 frames

DramaRomance

A film for all the young lovers of the world.

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The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: wide — A service station is situated in a snowy landscape at night. A woman, a man, and a young child…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: closeup — A vibrant room with fuchsia walls and a vertical striped pattern background. A blonde woman…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: wide — A nighttime view of a French Esso service station with white walls and red trim. Two…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A night street scene features a cafe entrance with neon signage in the background. A young…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A bedroom decorated with blue floral wallpaper and a gold-colored metal bed frame. One woman…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A dark industrial environment features massive black metal machinery with orange glowing…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: closeup — A dining room featuring vibrant blue floral wallpaper and a table in the background. A…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A man in a suit stands at a bank counter behind a brass wire mesh window. The bank teller…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: wide — A wet, narrow cobblestone street is lined with shopfronts under a dark night sky. A man in a…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — An interior space features bright magenta striped wallpaper and rows of hanging umbrellas. A…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A small table sits before a plain wall decorated with a hanging plant. A man and woman sit…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — An interior bedroom features a wooden bed frame covered with heavy red velvet curtains. A…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A room features bold purple floral-patterned wallpaper and a vintage black metal bed frame.…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A stone interior space features a distant archway visible between two figures. The man in a…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: medium — A room features vibrant magenta and orange patterned floral wallpaper and deep purple…The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) movie still: wide — A rain-slicked cobblestone street at night is lined with shop windows glowing with light.…
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What is The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg about?

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

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What does the cinematography of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with close-ups (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jean Rabier keeps 47% of it in soft, high-key light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) are #322d2c, #efeeed, #d7d5d2, #141213, #2d334d, #11142e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #efeeed
  • #d7d5d2
  • #141213
  • #2d334d
  • #11142e

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