Talk:The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

NPOV?

Phrases like "The non-verbal, visual conclusion is triumphant. (Ironically, it is a pure,artful, insightful, pro-marriage....)" are extremely POV - AKeen 04:43, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I defer. The reviewer is describing the theme Demy was attempting to convey in the film rather than his own views on marriage. User:Philch 10:09, 10 July 2006.

If this is the opinion of Demy, it should be attributed to Demy, with a citation. As it stands now this is POV - AKeen 05:56, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

There are lots of weasel words in the article, but "triumphant" seems like a stylistic description more than an interpretation in context.--Son of Somebody 13:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Emily?

"Christine Legrand, the wife of Michel Legrand, was the singing voice of Emily." Who is Emily? There's no mention of her elsewhere on the page. Thanks.--86.138.104.32 20:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Good catch, Legrand was the singing voice of the mother, Madame Emery (someone misheard this as "Emily" maybe?). - AKeen 21:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Tiara

The article currently states: "The society wedding in a great cathedral, with a tiara being placed on the bride's head, symbolizes her upward social and economic movement." The problem here is that in the wedding scene, she does not have a tiara placed on her head. In an earlier scene, when Cassard is over for dinner, Geneviève finds the bean hidden in the food. This permits her to name her "king", and since Cassard is the only man there, she chooses him ("it looks like I have no choice", foreshadowing her bigger decision to come.) Cassard puts a paper crown on Geneviève, the "queen". And NPOV, she's beautiful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mykej (talk • contribs)

I concur and have fixed the incorrect statement in the plot synopsis. It now says "The society wedding in a great cathedral shows her upward social and economic movement." Don't forget to sign your comments! :o) Portia1780 (talk) 20:43, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Opera

This movie is more than simply a musical comedy. It is an opera, if I recall correctly. That is, it is entirely sung. Not a word is spoken. And in my opinion, the music is profoundly enchanting. 4.234.150.23 13:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

It is 100% opera, c'est vrai. Chivista 16:16, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

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Some problems

About The Umbrellas

From november 1957 to december 1963, I count 6 years, not 5.

About Jacques Demy (introduction)

If there is a trilogy, it can be Lola/The Umbrellas/Model Shop as well, or, I should say, better, because

• in Lola, we have the characters of Lola (Anouk Aimée) and Roland Cassard,
• in The Umbrellas, we find Roland Cassard who speaks about Lola and also there is a view of the Passage Pommeraye (in Nantes), a very important place in Lola ;
• in Model Shop, we find Lola (Anouk Aimée) again, who happens to tell her story from Lola to Model Shop.

Between The Umbrellas and The Girls, the common points are Catherine Deneuve as an actress and the sailors. --77.204.28.146 (talk) 12:32, 4 August 2009 (UTC) (AUBRIANT/FR)

Soundtrack reference

"In North America, two of the film's songs became hits and were recorded by many artists: "I Will Wait For You" (the main theme) and "Watch What Happens" (originally "Recit de Cassard" "Cassard's Story"). Both were given new English lyrics by lyricist Norman Gimbel. Tony Bennett's classic performance of the theme song was added to one version of the soundtrack CD."

Can you provide a reference to this? I think this is incorrect actually. In Tony Bennett's discography the song "Watch What Happens" appears but not the song "I Will Wait For You". I guess it is possible that he's performed it but not recorded it (as claimed here, again without a source). Nonetheless I think it would be clearer to replace the words "theme song" with the song title "Watch What Happens" in this paragraph.

77.204.60.16 (talk) 01:29, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

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Les Bicyclettes de Belsize

I removed this section because Les Bicyclettes de Belsize is unrelated to the film other than the derivation of its title. It is not a parody of Umbrellas despite what the section had previously said. Gcjnst (talk) 01:58, 10 August 2021 (UTC)