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Catherine Deneuve

Cotentin’s tourism organisation identifies Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève in Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It documents the town’s role as the film’s setting and offers a location trail. The town marker provides an introduction; it does not stand for a specific shopfront.

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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve — Nationaal Archief 930-2700 — Hans van Dijk / Anefo / Nationaal Archief · CC0

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CHAPTER 01

A port town in song

Cotentin’s tourism organisation identifies Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève in Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It documents the town’s role as the film’s setting and offers a location trail. The town marker provides an introduction; it does not stand for a specific shopfront.

encotentin.fr — reference ↗︎

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01 / AREA REFERENCE

Cherbourg — town reference

Cotentin’s tourism organisation identifies Catherine Deneuve as Geneviève in Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It documents the town’s role as the film’s setting and offers a location trail. The town marker provides an introduction; it does not stand for a specific shopfront.

encotentin.fr — reference ↗︎

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