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FRANCE · 1964

Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Jacques Demy
French New Wave doomed romance class conflict fate and separation post-war France color symbolism
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Synopsis

A bittersweet musical romance entirely sung. Greta Gerwig cited it as the visual blueprint for Barbieland in Barbie.

Year1964
CountryFrance
DirectorJacques Demy
MovementFrench New Wave
Films Umbrellas of Cherbourg Inspired
Gerwig points to the candy-colored world of Jacques Demy’s 1964 musical 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' as an early influence.
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Call Me by Your Name 2017 · Luca Guadagnino Barbie 2023 · Greta Gerwig La La Land 2016 · Damien Chazelle Moulin Rouge! 2001 · Baz Luhrmann The Worst Person in the World 2021 · Joachim Trier
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