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Article: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Diabolique.

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April 9, 1996
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Written and directed by Jacques Demy A Zietgeist Films/Fox Lorber rerelease At Film Forum April 5 through 25

Diabolique Directed by Jeremiah Chechik Written by Don Roos from the film directed by H. C. Clouzot A Warner Bros. release

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg--musty chestnut or stale bonbon? Back in 1964, Jacques Demy's greatest hit dissolved Paris reviewers in a puddle of tears and went on to take the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Not just the damp hankie that signaled Catherine Deneuve's ascension to the pinnacle of French womanhood, Umbrellas was the epitome of an entire je ne sais quoi--Charles De Gaulle brought along a print for his goodwill tour of South America, the ...

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