![]() ![]() It is the complete film soundtrack and includes six non-film bonus tracks. It's certainly not for everyone, but, needless to say, if you love catchy French music, heavy on the melodrama, you're apt to dig this.Ĭheck out this heartbreaking scene from the film, followed by the original theatrical trailer:Įasily the best soundtrack release this film has seen is the 1996 double-disc release by Sony France. The Wikipedia page for this film provides an excellent synopsis, so I won't even try here. This soundtrack is French chanson music sung in what, it turns out, is called a recitative style.ĭirected by Jacques Demy with music composed by Michel Legrand, this emotional tale of love lost stars Catherine Deneuve (as Geneviève, voiced by Danielle Licari) and Nino Castelnuovo (as Guy, voiced by José Bartel). There is no spoken dialogue and the movie never breaks out into song like traditional musicals tend to. Sure, the basic components of song are there, but the difference is that all of the 'lyrics' are actually sung dialogue. I think I like this, though, because, in a way, the 'songs' aren't really songs. ![]() I mean, technically, it's a musical, but maybe it's a musical for folks who don't like musicals. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a unique and, quite honestly, magical movie experience. ![]()
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