The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964) | 2026 French Film Festival
Schedule
Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University | Durham, NC
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2026 French Film Festival presents:THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG ["Les parapluies de Cherbourg]
(Jacques Demy, 1964, 92 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP)
New 4K Restoration!
-- Q&A to follow with Prof. Anne-Gaëlle Saliot (Romance Studies/Cinematic Arts) & Abby Shepherd (Romance Studies)
An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. 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.
“A glorious romantic confection unlike any other in movie history.” – The Washington Post
“Elevates the quotidian to the spectacular…UMBRELLAS’ palette of sherbet-colored pastels remains undimmed.” – Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
“Demy’s MASTERPIECE!” – Mike D’Angelo, A.V. Club
French Film Festival sponsored by the Center for French and Francophone Studies and made possible by the Albertine Cinemathèque, a program of FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine; Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, Romance Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, and Duke Cinematic Arts.
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Event URL: https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/umbrellas-cherbourg-jacques-demy-1964-2026-french-film-festival
French Film Festival website:
https://francophone.duke.edu/news/2026-french-film-festival-jan-29-feb-13
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Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public.
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Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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