The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · 93 min · Director: Jacques Demy
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Melancholy25%
- Love20%
- Nostalgia10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 32 % | 5 % | 22 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Love | 53 % | 9 % | 48 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Love | 63 % | 11 % | 53 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 54 % | 18 % | 27 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Hope | 45 % | 25 % | 15 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 53 % | 42 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 74 % | 68 % | 64 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 85 % | 82 % | 71 % | 53 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Sadness | 84 % | 78 % | 62 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 70 % | 55 % | 37 % | 58 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 56 % | 39 % | 26 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 58 % | 48 % | 29 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 64 % | 60 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 68 % | 65 % | 29 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 70 % | 67 % | 22 % | 44 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 71 % | 68 % | 14 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 73 % | 69 % | 21 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 69 % | 54 % | 42 % | 33 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 64 % | 38 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 62 % | 44 % | 36 % | 33 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Gas Station Apprentice
Umbrella Buyer
Ginny
Geneviève Emery (singing voice)
Guy Foucher (singing voice)
Madame Emery (singing voice)
Roland Cassard (singing voice)
Madeleine (singing voice, as C. Meunier)
Details
- Directed by
- Jacques Demy
- Written by
- Jacques Demy
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1964
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- France, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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