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.
Details
Release date1964-02-19
Runtime92 min
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorJacques Demy
CastCatherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Dorat
ProductionParc Film, Madeleine Films, Beta Film
CountriesFrance, Germany
LanguagesFrench
AwardsNominated for 5 Oscars. 6 wins & 7 nominations total
