the umbrellas of cherbourg
other night, we watched jacques demy's the umbrellas of cherbourg, a '64 french flick in which _every word of dialogue_ is sung to a score by michel legrand. it's a lot more clear-eyed a view of romance than any 'meercun film would ever have shown, and my sweetie points out that baz luhrmann's overhyped moulin rouge owes everything to demy's example.
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heeyyy, that reminds me. i have the "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" soundtrack on vinyl (!) around here somewhere. might be the perfect thing to listen to on this rain-sodden day.
one of those tunes (i guess the title track - dunno?) is my ma and pop's weddin' song. years later - they ended up picking another tune in addition after realizing they never, ever heard their original selection played anywhere...
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