The Umbrellas of Cherbourg [Criterion Collection] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Though not as fresh and spontaneous as it once seemed to be, Jacques Demy's musical romance The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Paraplies de Cherbourg) remains an entertaining experiment--not to mention an ideal "first date" movie. Courtesy of lyricist Demy and composer Michel LeGrand, all dialogue is sung, not spoken, in this tale of Catherine Deneuve, the daughter of umbrella-shop owner Anne Vernon, and her involvement with handsome gas station attendant Nino Castelnuovo. In turn, Deneuve is ...