"Why is absence so heavy to bear?"

Today on the show, we wrap up our series on the French New Wave with a look at director Jacques Demy and his 1964 film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG. We talk about Demy's life and work, and the legacy his films have left behind. Guest Omaya Jones is back once again to help us dig into the film

What We've Been Watching Lately
 * Jaws [https://letterboxd.com/film/jaws/]
 * Three Thousand Years of Longing [https://letterboxd.com/film/three-thousand-years-of-longing/]
 * Mysterious Object at Noon [https://letterboxd.com/film/mysterious-object-at-noon/]
 * Barbarian [https://letterboxd.com/film/barbarian-2022/]
 * We’re All Going to the World’s Fair [https://letterboxd.com/film/were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair/]

Links
 * Umbrellas of Cherbourg articles
   * Restoration video [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3232-restoring-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg]
   * Jim Ridley Essay [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3235-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-a-finite-forever]
 * Mark Cousins stuff
   * My interview with Mark Cousins [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox3lcg3C7Y0]
   * The Story of Film: An Odyssey [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-story-of-film-an-odyssey-2011/]
   * Women Make Film [https://letterboxd.com/film/women-make-film-a-new-road-movie-through-cinema/]
   * The Story of Film: A New Generation [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-story-of-film-a-new-generation/]
 * Creepypasta stuff
   * The Wikipedia page for 'creepypasta' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepypasta]
   * Andrew's favorite creepypasta, I'm a Search and Rescue Officer [https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/3iex1h/im_a_search_and_rescue_officer_for_the_us_forest/]
   * The Backrooms [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4dGpz6cnHo] on YouTube
   * Channel Zero [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4820370/] on imdb

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096: FRENCH NEW WAVE – Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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