Un homme et une femme (1966)

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:

Love | Famous Theme | Famous Score | Paris France | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 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)

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:

The magazine Jean-Louis Duroc was reading, as his son drove the Ford Mustang, is the October 29, 1965 issue of Time magazine. The picture on the cover was that of Bill Moyers, with the heading of " The Young Man Next To The President".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Soundtrack:

Samba Saravah

What the real Art is

A Man and a Woman (1966)**** Simple and brilliant love story about one week in lives of a french widow and a widower is enriched by inventive cinematography and directing (by Lelouch), great performances (Aimee and Trintignant) and amazing score (by Francis Lai). Very unique and subtle script (by Lelouch and Uytterhoeven) was worth an Oscar. This movie also deservedly won Cannes Golden Palm and Foreign Language Oscar. Music score was, however, neglected by Academy but remains memorable today (after 40 years) and is often used in similar (would-be) movies. It also inspired a sequel – A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later - in 1986. also directed by Lelouch. However, it was a major disappointment with lack of any real sense and various unnecessary subplots. Except of stunning opening car race sequence. (I would recommend a sequel only because of this).