Film Club 🎬: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) ☔🎵🎄🇫🇷

One of the most visually resplendent romances ever committed to film, Jacques Demy’s beautifully sad musical tells the story of Guy (Nino Catelnuovo), a young car mechanic who is about to be shipped off to the Algerian War, and Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve), who works as an assistant in Guy’s mother’s umbrella shop.

A truly original recitative musical where every line of dialogue is sung-through, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg was winner of the Palme d'Or, and nominated for 4 Oscars! Its influence can be seen in modern classics such as La La Land and Barbie!

Check out the trailer here

We will meet at the Tyneside Cinema Bar Café from 12:30pm onwards, with the film starting at 13:00.

Afterwards we can pop to a nearby bar for chilled out discussion and general chatter, and a glass of wine or a nice warm drink 🍷☕

Tickets 🎟 are £13.75, and can be purchased here on the cinema website