½ I've tried to watch this thing over and over again through the years, based on its reputation, but once they would start singing my attention would wander and I'd either fall asleep or leave it. My faux pas, baby, my big frickin' faux pas. Better than nearly 98% of musicals out there simply on theory alone, this very human arc of a love affair manages to comment as well on the art form of musicals, of romances, and even on tourism. And does it in another language. Truly a well deserved reputation on this one, try to get through it and NOT see yourself and all your previous romances, I dare you. ½ Although the highpoints of the film are those of the traditional musical, namely the stars communicating their joys and sorrows through song, what makes 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' so special is that all of the mundane connecting material is sung as well. We get people singing about going to the hairdressers or putting the kettle on, even swearing in song!

Les parapluies de Cherbourg, by Jacques Demy 1964. Torrent Magnet Download: Les.parapluies.de.Cherbourg.1964.720p.CC.Bluray.x264-GCJM. Les parapluies de Cherbourg_(The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg.

Catherine Deneuve is absolutely adorable at the start, but our sympathies are gradually transferred from her knocked-up shop-girl, first to the adoring jeweller she marries out of convenience, finally to the first lover who reluctantly abandoned her to complete his national service. By the end of the movie, tragically, Deneuve has paid the price of ignoring her heart by transforming into one of her typically chic, glacial blonds. Tokyo City Nights Jar.

The vibrantly coloured art direction assaults the senses like a Dulux sheepdog's wet-dream, and complete delight is only precluded by some gratuitous product-placement for 'Esso'.