One of my favorite films is Jacques Demy’s 1964 French New Wave musical The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. I try to watch it every year around this time. I think my favorite opening title sequence of any film is from this movie, largely in part to the beautiful score by Michel Legrand. Check it out below and if you haven’t seen the film, go out and rent it now!





Ooh la la~ les parapluies. <3
[...] Hitchcock titles in there, designed by the legendary Saul Bass. Offender Phil has written about his favorite title sequence, which is the French New Wave classic, THE UMBRELLAS OF [...]