Movie: Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy

Self (archive footage)

Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda

Self

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve

Self

Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand

Self

Jacqueline Moreau
Jacqueline Moreau

Self

Bernard Toublanc-Michel
Bernard Toublanc-Michel

Self

Mag Bodard
Mag Bodard

Self

Christiane Legrand
Christiane Legrand

Self

Marc Michel
Marc Michel

Self

Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré

Self

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    Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

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    2008-05-18

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