The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

• Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) — Jacques Demy directed both
• Happiness (1965)
• Pierrot le Fou (1965) — Two steps away in the credits
• Oscar (1967) — Same subject: 1960s
• Day for Night (1973)