8.4
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Overview
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores universal themes of love, loss, and the impact of economic circumstances on personal choices, but it does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology, focusing instead on individual adaptation and the bittersweet nature of life's compromises.
The film features traditional casting for its era, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on a romantic drama and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a musical romance that centers entirely on heterosexual relationships and experiences. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or subplots present within the film's narrative.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 1964, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story is a musical drama centered on the romantic relationship of its cisgender protagonists, Geneviève and Guy, and their experiences with love, loss, and life choices. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) is an original musical film, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a historical biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there are no prior canonical genders to be swapped.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is an original 1964 French musical film, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this specific production, thus lacking a prior canonical or historical racial baseline to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.7
8.6
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