| 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' | |
| Yane Barry | |||
| Alain Berry | |||
| Jean-Philippe Chatrier | |||
| Maurice Illouz | |||
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | |||
| Caroline Lang | ... | La femme de François Cortal | |
| Laurence Merchet | |||
| Isabelle Sadoyan | ... | La boulangère | |
| Pierre Aknine | ... | Un gardien | |
| Jean-Claude Aubé | |||
| Marine Falk | |||
| Marie Giamarchi | |||
| Sylvie Jacob | |||
| Salomé Lelouch | |||
| Sarah Lelouch | |||
| Alexandra Lorska | |||
| Tom Novembre | |||
| Benoît Régent | ... | Un infirmier | |
| Olivier Schmitt | |||
| Patrice Valota | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... | Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
| François Chalais | ... | Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
| Henry Chapier | ... | Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
| Michèle Morgan | ... | Une spectatrice de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
| Mario Peralta | ... | Bandoneon (Player (uncredited) | |
| Claude Sérillon | ... | Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Claude Lelouch | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Claude Lelouch | and | |
| Pierre Uytterhoeven | and | |
| Monique Lange | and | |
| Jérôme Tonnerre | ||
Produced by | |||
| Claude Lelouch | .... | producer | |
| M. Christine Vanden Eede | .... | line producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Francis Lai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jean-Yves Le Mener | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hugues Darmois | |||
Casting by | |||
| Arlette Gordon | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jacques Bufnoir | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Marc Balzarelli | |||
| Tony Egry | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mic Cheminal | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Cédric Gérard | .... | makeup artist | |
| Didier Lavergne | .... | makeup artist | |
| Renata Magnanti | .... | hair stylist | |
| Jacqueline Stuffel | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jean-Pierre Bouilliez | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Pierre Lautmann | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Tania Zazulinsky | .... | production manager | |
| Tadek Zietara | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Marie Fernández | .... | second assistant director (as Marie Fernandez) | |
| Didier Grousset | .... | first assistant director | |
| Yann Michel | .... | second assistant director | |
| Jean Sentis | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Denis Benaim | .... | assistant property master | |
| Michel Conche | .... | on-set propmaster | |
| Raymond Lemoigne | .... | property master (as Raymond Le Moigne) | |
| Pascal Morin | .... | assistant property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Anick Baly | .... | sound editor (as Annick Baly) | |
| Dominique Duchatelle | .... | sound assistant | |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | .... | sound mixer | |
| Harald Maury | .... | sound engineer | |
| Mario Melchiorri | .... | sound mixer (as Mario Melchiori) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Georges Demétrau | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Rémy Julienne | .... | stunt driver | |
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Berto | .... | assistant camera | |
| Tahar Boualam | .... | electrician | |
| Boubou | .... | grip | |
| Jean Marc Bringuier | .... | steadicam operator | |
| Jack Burlot | .... | still photographer | |
| Henri Cayrol | .... | grip | |
| Alain Cousseau | .... | electrician (as Alain Coussau) | |
| Michel Crétel | .... | electrician | |
| Alain Ducousset | .... | assistant camera | |
| Patrick Fabry | .... | video camera | |
| Jean-Pierre Fizet | .... | still photographer | |
| Théo Louis Jean | .... | grip | |
| Guy de Pessemier | .... | electrician | |
| Guy Plasson | .... | grip | |
| Patrick Renault | .... | electrician | |
| Philippe Ros | .... | first assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Philippe Delest | .... | assistant costumer | |
| Mimi Gayo | .... | assistant costumer | |
| Fanny Jakubowicz | .... | assistant costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Annie Darmois | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sandrine Péry | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Pierre Barouh | .... | vocal | |
| Marc Chantereau | .... | percussion | |
| Pierre-Alain Dahan | .... | drums | |
| Liliane Davis | .... | vocal | |
| Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris | .... | orchestra | |
| Christian Gaubert | .... | conductor | |
| Christian Gaubert | .... | keyboards | |
| Christian Gaubert | .... | music arranger | |
| Patrice Tison | .... | guitar | |
| Jannick Top | .... | bass | |
| Maurice Vander | .... | piano | |
Other crew | |||
| Chantal Bégasse | .... | production secretary | |
| Bernard Chateau | .... | travelling car | |
| Eric Dumage | .... | script supervisor | |
| Arlette Gordon | .... | press agent | |
| Jean-Marc Homand | .... | assistant production administrator | |
| Alain Maline | .... | assistant script supervisor: Turin | |
| Florence Moncorgé-Gabin | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michèle Yvars | .... | production administrator | |
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
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In 1966 a beautiful and very artistic film with a very simple story caught the attention of many movie lovers, the romantic and deep "Un Homme et Une Femme", directed by Claude Lelouch and starred by Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Trintignant playing the title roles. The movie won the Palm D'Or at Cannes and 2 Academy Awards and was well acclaimed by the public and the critics. 20 years later the same team returned and that return was named properly as "Une Homme et Une Femme, 20 ans Deja" ("A Man and a Woman, 20 Years Later"). The result is quite different of the original film but it has it's good moments and it's full of charm.
Jean-Louis (Trintignant) and Anne Gauthier (Aimee) were a happy couple in the 1960's but for some odd reason they split and follow different paths. Both got married with different persons. The former race car pilot married with a younger woman and now he drives in rallies; the actress is now a film producer married with a TV newscaster. Anne and Jean-Louis have the chance to meet each other again when Anne is producing a movie about their relationship and she wants his consent to make the film and remember the good old days, when they met, they got involved with each other and the song of their lives. But their partners aren't satisfied with that meeting and their jealousy might disturb the calm and lovely encounter.
OK, many have said that this film was unnecessary sequel, that it's weaker than the original film, that this a waste of time and that sometimes was hard to follow because it has an minor plot that looks dislocated of the movie and only near of the end you understand why the minor plot appeared. My opinion over "Un Homme et Une Femme, 20 ans Deja" is that Lelouch missed a good chance to make a great movie, way better than it is. It looks like a poor sequel of a great film mixed with Truffaut's "Le Nuit Americaine" ("Day by Night"). In Truffaut's movie we see all that happens during the making of a film, the actors relationship and the problems that happens while a movie is made. Same thing here. We don't have the chance to see the emotional changes between Anne and Jean-Louis, we've only seen talking about the film she's making and a little bit of their memories. It could have been like "Before the Sunset" was to "Before Sunrise", the reunion of what a passionate couple and their views on life, romance, marriage, fears, secrets, and other similar things discussed by couples when they split and met again years later. It lacked intelligence here, it lacked humor also. But at least you can see the physical difference between Anne and Jean-Louis. Lelouch alternate a few moments with scenes from "Un Homme et Une Femme" and this film. She's still beautiful, very charming; he looks like a villain taken of some B-movie, with beard, nothing similar to what he used to be, seductive and handsome.
Francis Lai's theme music appears here in a Jazz style, way different of the original film but it's still good, a very romantic theme. I liked this sequel because of its nostalgic moments, the city of Paris is beautifully shot, the behind the scenes of Anne's film is very interesting and to see two great talented Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimee, they're great together even if the movie is weak. If it wasn't for the scene where Jean-Louis's wife goes crazy in the desert I might give an 10. 9/10