This Timeless, 97% Rotten-Tomatoes Musical on Hulu Will Break Your Heart — and Put It Back Together Again
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a 1964 French musical film by director Jacques Demy and revolves around a young couple in a tumultuous relationship.
If there's one thing we learned from Wicked's remarkable box office achievement this past year, it's thatmovie musicals are not going anywhere. For as long as movies have had sound, musicals have played a crucial part in Hollywood history. But on the heels of the musicals leading the Golden Age of Hollywood between the 1930s and 1950s, a totally different kind of musical was being crafted in France as part of the emerging French New Wave movement. Jacques Demy's 1964 romantic musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourgis a truly singular piece of art. Starring Catherine Deneuvein its lead role, this candy-colored but emotionally complex love story is a must-watch for romantics and cinephiles alike.
