92/100

Third viewing (last seen 2004), no change. This has apparently become one of those movies that makes me weepy within seconds—Legrand's gently seismic "I Will Wait for You" theme plays a sizable role in that, of course, but it's also just the sheer formal beauty of Demy's sustained overhead shot, with umbrella colors and extras' timing + directional movement casually yet dazzlingly choreographed around opening credits that keep shifting position. (I'd maim for behind-the-scenes footage shot from an elevated position about 50 yards away.)

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