The film, 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' will be screened at Alliance Francaise on June 20, 6.30 pm.
This Jacques Demy's 1964 masterpiece is a pop-art opera, or, to borrow the director's own description, a film in song. This simple romantic tragedy begins in1957.
'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' is closest in form to a cinematic opera. Composer Michel Legrand has composed the score, modelling it around the patterns of everyday conversation. 'Umbrellas' was re-released in 1997.
This Jacques Demy's 1964 masterpiece is a pop-art opera, or, to borrow the director's own description, a film in song. This simple romantic tragedy begins in1957.
'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' is closest in form to a cinematic opera. Composer Michel Legrand has composed the score, modelling it around the patterns of everyday conversation. 'Umbrellas' was re-released in 1997.