エディット・ピアフやイヴ・モンタンはもちろん大好きですが、最近特にお気に入りはカトリーヌ・ドヌ―ブ 主演の「シェールブールの雨傘」。この映画は台詞が全て歌となっているのですが、主題歌がとても美しく、儚げで聴いているだけで涙が出ます。17才のジュヌヴィエーヴ(カトリーヌ・ドヌ―ブ)は母親とシェールブール市の雨傘店で働き、彼女はギィという恋人がいるが母親に反対されている。そんな中、ギィは戦争に召集されますが、実は出兵する前にジュヌヴィエーヴは赤ちゃんを宿します・・・彼女はギィを待つが、もう待つことができず、自分の子供として育てるという裕福な宝石商と結婚することに。時が経ち、ギィも結婚し、お互い違う人生を歩みますが二人はまた出会うことに。その二人の切ないラストシーンでは二人が愛を誓い合っているシーンと同じ曲が流れます。若すぎた愛、悲痛な戦争、永遠に褪せない想い出。「シェールブールの雨傘」はまさにフランスの名作だと思います。
I love all genre of music from rap to classic, even country music which many Americans think is outdated. Recently I have been listening several times a day to what is classified as "chanson" in Japan which I have always loved. In Japan "chanson" has an image of old French songs but actually the word chanson means song in French so all genres such as rock, rap, pop is actually chanson.
I of course love Edith Piaf and Ives Montand, but my recent favorite is "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" starring Catherine Deneuve. In this movie, all lines are consisted of songs and the theme song is so beautiful and fragile that it brings tears to my eyes when listening. 17 year old Genevieve (Catherine Deneuve) works in an umbrella shop in Cherbourg city with her mother and she has a boyfriend, Guy, but her mother opposes this. Guy gets drafted to war and before he leaves Genevieve conceives a baby... She waits for Guy's return but she can't wait anymore and she marries a wealthy jeweler who promises to raise the baby as his own. Time passes by, Guy marries as well and they lead separate lives but they meet again. The last scene uses the same song as when they were promising their eternal love. A love too young, devastating war, and memories that will never fade way. I believe that "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" is truly a French masterpiece.
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