Les parapluies de CherbourgJacques Demy's bittersweet, all-singing love story tells of a young woman (Catherine Deneuve) who, on discovering she is pregnant after her boyfriend is drafted to fight in the Algerian War, marries another man.
Jean Rabier's sumptuous cinematography and Michel Legrand's truly memorable score intensify the characters' emotional states, helping create the ultimate European tribute to the Hollywood musical.
Screens with Demy's La Luxure (14 mins, France, 1961).
