The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy box)

“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy. I have seen this movie... I do not know how many times. But to be able to make a perfect 92-minute gem like this. Oh, I should also say it’s fully sung through. It is technically an opera. There is no speaking in this film. Catherine Deneuve. Look at her. Are you kidding me? If you like guys, it’s got Nino Castelnuovo in it, and he’s just as beautiful as she is. And this film is not cotton candy, although the pink in it is cotton-candy colored.”

“But let’s talk about her masterful performances, like in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which has influenced, obviously, so many films. The vulnerability of her, all while in song, is just extraordinary.”