Jacques Demy’s masterpiece of music and romance, starring Catherine Deneuve in the role that made her an international star, has been fully restored in breathtaking color. Considered one of the most beautiful films ever made, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg—winner of the 1964 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize and nominated for three Academy Awards—featured an unforgettable score by Academy Award winner Michel Legrand. But despite its legendary status as one of the great French classics, the film was long been unseen in this country. By the mid-1970s all prints were badly faded and the negative damaged beyond repair. The film was rereleased several years ago with new prints made from a recently discovered tri-color negative, under the supervision of Demy's widow, director Agnès Varda.