Jacques Demy's lyrical paean to the heartbreak of first love is a mystical delight for the senses. The incandescent Catherine Deneuve stars as a young girl whose betrothed must leave their small town of Cherbourg for the war in Algeria. The all-sung dialogue, set to a score by Michel Legrand, counterpoints the sumptuous, almost psychedelic hues of the photography. A truly one-of-a-kind cinematic experience, in a breathtaking new digital transfer.
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