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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released)
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86 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    100
    A heartfelt, passionate, tragic musical suite made up of these formulas, which the film both celebrates and wryly examines to discover their inner logic: how they actually work, what they do and don't do.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    90
    Demy, his cinematographer Jean Rabier and production designer Bernard Evein created an operatic masterpiece of romanticism, which makes a modest but effective antidote to the harsh era of cynicism that has pervaded world cinema ever since.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg has stood the test of time as beautifully as Deneuve and seems likely to enchant future generations as fully as it has audiences over the past four decades.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PeterW.
    10
    Beyond comparison with any other film. It is unique in so many ways. It may very well be perfect.
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  2. JayH
    8
    What a marvelous and original film. The score and songs are amazingly good and very memorable. The attractive cast is excellent, very inventively directed by Jacques Demy. The sets are particularly good. Unusual and always interesting.… Expand
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