Un homme et une femme (1966)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Claude Lelouch

Writer:

Pierre Uytterhoeven (writer)

Release Date:

12 July 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly they reveal themselves to each other...

Plot Keywords:

Deauville | Paris | Famous Theme | Famous Score

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Anouk Aimée	...	Anne Gauthier
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Jean-Louis Duroc (as Jean Louis Trintignant)
Pierre Barouh	...	Pierre Gautier
Valérie Lagrange	...	Valerie Duroc
Antoine Sire	...	Antoine Duroc (as Antoine)
Souad Amidou	...	Françoise Gauthier (as Souad)
Henri Chemin	...	Jean-Louis' Codriver
Yane Barry	...	Mistress of Jean-Louis
Paul Le Person	...	Garage Man
Simone Paris	...	Head Mistress
Gérard Sire	...	Announcer

Also Known As:

A Man and a Woman (Canada: English title) (UK) (USA)
Un hombre y una mujer (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Bir erkek ve bir kadin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ein Mann und eine Frau (West Germany) [de]
En man och en kvinna (Sweden) [sv]
Enas andras kai mia gynaika (Greece) [el]
Gever V'Eesha (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Kobieta i mezczyzna (Poland) [pl]
Mies ja nainen (Finland) [fi]
Um Homem e Uma Mulher (Portugal) [pt]
Um Homem, uma Mulher (Brazil) [pt]
Un uomo e una donna (Italy) [it]
Un uomo, una donna (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | France:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Deauville, Calvados, France

Company:

Les Films 13

Trivia:

Director cameo: Claude Lelouch is seen behind Jean-Louis at the Monte Carlo race. He is holding a camera.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Oktoberfest (1987)

Soundtrack:

Plus fort que nous

Big Budget does not art make.

Anouk Aimee is one of three Wonders of the World: Denueve and Fanny Ardant being the other two who surpass human aesthetic expectation. The movie was also great. I saw it when I was young and like my bottle of 1945 port...just better every day.

Lelouch was broke when he made this. At first, Aimee was not warm to the plot or movie. It seems that necessity dictated part of the art: simplicity, candor and dramatic efficiency came from budget constraints coupled with the Lelouche genius for clarity and nuance without pretense. That Aimee could work successfully with Lelouche and Fellini is a tribute to her talent.