The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) | Prof Picks w/ Andrew Lovett composer at Princeton U

Name: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) | Prof Picks w/ Andrew Lovett composer at Princeton U
Start: 2026-03-26T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Princeton Garden Theatre

Schedule

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Princeton Garden Theatre | Princeton, NJ

Our Prof Pick Series continues with the iconic 1964 musical UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG selected and presented by Andrew Lovett, a composer in the department of music at Princeton University, will introduce this screening and lead a discussion after the film. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: This vibrant, colorful, and delightful musical from Jacques Demy is a staple of world cinema. Geneviève, played by an impossibly lovely Catherine Deneuve, is a Frenchwoman who works at a small-town boutique selling umbrellas. She falls for a dashing mechanic, but their brief romance is interrupted when he is drafted into the Army.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Andrew Lovett is a composer in the department of music at Princeton University. His interests include opera and film (especially from the ’silent’ era). Two chamber operas have been performed in Princeton: The Analysing Engine (2018) and Sinuhe (2020).
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