The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released)
User Score
8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

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  1. JayH
    Feb 14, 2009
    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.
  2. PeterW.
    Feb 19, 2006
    10
    Beyond comparison with any other film. It is unique in so many ways. It may very well be perfect.
  3. drsuess
    Jun 9, 2005
    10
    Amazing.
  4. Patrick
    Jun 8, 2004
    8
    Pure Inspired Fun.
  5. YoonMinC.
    May 8, 2004
    9
    A movie soaked in gentle love and gentler betrayal, where alas everyone finds shelter from drizzling tears but with cooled hearts that come with cooler heads.
  6. SimonS.
    Feb 13, 2004
    8
    When did you last see a movie with singing dialog that wasn't a musical? Probably never. "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" offers the oppurtunity to revel in a delightful concept that has not been done before or since. Witness the sublime Deneuve singing her cues and obviously looking damned good doing it.

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Metascore
86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jessica Winter
    70
    The wonderful-terrible dervish of Umbrellas reaches peak abandon, worthy of Vincente Minnelli, when Geneviève sobs out a plaint for Guy as a carnival whirls outside the shop.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    70
    By inflating the life of a common shop girl into a musical spectacle, Demy succeeds in turning a tedious existence into a fantasy, yet he and cinematographer Jean Rabier and art director Bernard Evein do so without creating a false world. [review of original release]
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    70
    It takes nerve to make a pic in which all dialog is sung. Also, there is no dancing and this is not a filmed operetta or opera. [review of original release]
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