Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà (1986)

Director:

Claude Lelouch

Writers:

Claude Lelouch (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) and
Pierre Uytterhoeven (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

15 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Tout a change... sauf leurs passions.

Plot:

Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Number In Title

Cast

Anouk Aimée	...	Anne Gauthier
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Jean-Louis Duroc
Richard Berry	...	Richard Berry
Evelyne Bouix	...	Françoise
Marie-Sophie L.	...	Marie-Sophie (as Marie-Sophie Pochat)
Philippe Leroy	...	Professeur Thevenin / Professor Thevenin (as Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu)
Charles Gérard	...	Charlot
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor	...	Himself / Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Thierry Sabine	...	Thierry Sabine
Antoine Sire	...	Antoine
André Engel	...	Le metteur en scène / Film director
Robert Hossein	...	Robert Hossein
Jacques Weber	...	Jacques Weber
Tanya Lopert	...	Tanya Lopert
Nicole Garcia	...	Elle-même jouant 'Deux sur la balançoire'

Also Known As:

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Canada: English title) (USA)

Runtime:

112 min | USA:102 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company:

Les Films 13

Movie Connections:

Features Dial M for Murder (1954)

Unnecessary Sequel of a Great Romance, or How to Kill a Magnificent Love Story

Twenty years after their affair, the promoter of the Paris-Dakar race Jean-Louis Duroc (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is called by the producer Anne Gauthier (Anouk Aimée) to Paris. After producing a movie that was a complete failure in audience, Anne intends to make a movie about their love. Meanwhile, a serial killer escapes from the hospital, and is found dead, together with the wife of his doctor. "Un Homme et Une Femme" is a delightful and charming classic romantic movie. Unfortunately, director Claude Lelouche decided to make this sequel, using the same cast, twenty years later. I do not dare to say that "Un Homme et Une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà" is a bad movie. However, it kills, for example, the magnificent open end of the original movie, showing what has happened with Jean-Louis Duroc and Anne Gauthier along twenty years. Further, there is a parallel story, and many sub-plots that are completely out of the context, mixing a romantic story with a thriller and a drama. Jean-Louis Trintignant aged too much, and Anouk Aimée is still very beautiful and elegant, but the wonderful chemistry between them is completely lost. My vote is seven because there are some good points, mainly the filming of the romance of Anne and Jean-Louis, like a movie-in-a-movie.

Title (Brazil): "Um Homem. Um Mulher: 20 Anos Depois" ("A Man. A Woman: 20 Years Later")