bhryun Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I was up to the wee hours of the morning and I saw the last half of this french musical... I have no idea who stars in it... I *think* it was released in 1964. It was in color. There was a man who fell in love with a blonde haired woman. I believe he went to war (but this is the part I missed so that could be wrong) Anyway he left for some reason. The girl became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. He comes back and she's gone... married somebody else. Of course he takes to drinking and practically ruins his life. He is living with this older woman who is sick and being tended to by a young burnette. The woman dies and the burnette is about to leave, but the guy begs her to stay for him. He asks her to marry him eventually... the girl is a little unsure at first because of this other woman, but she agrees to marry him. In time he opens up his own garage. Movie flashes to Christmas several years in the future... and his old flame pulls up with a little girl (around 7 years old) strapped into the passanger seat. He basically tells her he has a life without her now and lets her drive off. If ANYBODY can help me with the name of this movie, I'd REALLY appreicate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhryun Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 The film that you saw was "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"(1964) with Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo as the young lovers. It was written and directed by Jacques Demy with original music by Michel LeGrand. The striking color cinematography was by J. Rabier. This film is available on video & dvd and has been shown on TCM several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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