The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Inspired by the Hollywood musical, Jacques Demy crafted a singularly French singing fairytale that may seem more like a night at the opera than an afternoon matinee. The ingenuity of Jean Rabier's camerawork and the vibrant colors of Bernard Evein's production design are ideal matches for the unraveling of fate through love lost and gained. Regretfully, current events make this feat of cinema as relevant as ever, although regret and acceptance are apt to never go out of style.