diff --git a/ox/movie.py b/ox/movie.py
index bb93101..c46605b 100644
--- a/ox/movie.py
+++ b/ox/movie.py
@@ -193,20 +193,24 @@ def parse_path(path, directory_key='director'):
             if string in EXTENSIONS[type]:
                 return type
         return None
+
     def parse_underscores(string):
+        string = unicodedata.normalize('NFC', string)
         # '^_' or '_$' is '.'
         string = re.sub('^_', '.', string)
         string = re.sub('_$', '.', string)
         # '_.foo$' or '_ (' is '?'
-        string = re.sub('_(?=(\.\w+$| \())', '?', string)
+        string = re.sub(re.compile('_(?=(\.\w+$| \())', re.U), '?', string)
         # ' _..._ ' is '<...>'
         string = re.sub('(?<= )_(.+)_(?= )', '<\g<1>>', string)
         # 'foo_bar' or 'foo _ bar' is '/'
-        string = re.sub('(?<=\w)_(?=\w)', '/', string)
+        string = re.sub(re.compile('(?<=\w)_(?=\w)', re.U), '/', string)
         string = re.sub(' _ ', ' / ', string)
         # 'foo_ ' is ':'
-        string = re.sub('(?<=\w)_ ', ': ', string)
+        string = re.sub(re.compile('(?<=\w)_ ', re.U), ': ', string)
+        string = unicodedata.normalize('NFD', string)
         return string
+
     data = {}
     parts = list(map(lambda x: parse_underscores(x.strip()), unicodedata.normalize('NFD', path).split('/')))
     # subdirectory