Les parapluies de Cherbourg (DVD) / version symphonique Première mondiale ; direction musicale Michel Legrand ; a coproduction of Thé́âtre du Châtelet - Paris and Telmondis, with the participation of France télevisions.
Also known as: Jacques Demy's The umbrellas of Cherbourg. Marie Oppert, Natalie Dessay, Vincent Niclo, Laurent Naouri, Louise Leterme, Jasmine Roy, Franck Vincent, Franck Lopez, Arnaud Léonard, Valentin Johner, Salem Sobihi, Elsa Dreisig. Staged musical filmed live at the Thé́âtre du Châtelet, Paris, September 11-14, 2014.
Summary:
Geneviève, 17, lives with her widowed mother who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She and Guy, an auto mechanic, are in love and want to marry. Her mother disagrees, thinking Geneviève is too young and Guy is not wealthy enough. Guy leaves for a two year army leave and Geneviève is pregnant. She still loves Guy, although she receives little news from him. Because the baby needs a father, she marries Roland Cassard, a rich gem dealer, who fell in love with her at first sight and promises to bring up the child as his own.
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