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Actors: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Anouk Aimée, Pierre Barouh, Valérie Lagrange
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Man and a Woman |
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This movie (Un homme et une femme) was co-written and directed by Claude Lelouch in 1966. It earned the Golden Palm in Cannes on the same year and two Academy Awards (Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film) in 1967.
Jean-Louis Duroc and Anne Gauthier meet by chance in Deauville, France after having left their respective children in a private school. Jean-Louis is a famous racing driver whose wife committed suicide after his car accident during the "24 heures du Mans". Anne Gauthier is also a widow but she hasn't overcome yet the loss of her husband, a stuntman. Jean-Louis brings back Anne to Paris and the two parents agree to see each other again on the next Sunday and to spend the day in Deauville with the children.
The day, spent on a boat, passes marvelously well and Jean-Louis tells Anne he's in love with her. The two following weeks, Jean-Louis takes part in the "Monte-Carlo rally" and cannot see Anne. The evening of Jean-Louis's victory in Monaco, Anne sends a telegram to congratulate him and say to him that she also loves him. Jean-Louis drives then the whole night to Paris, then to Deauville where he joins up with Anne. They sleep together but Anne, who cannot prevent herself from having thoughts about her dead husband, even in the arms of Jean-Louis, decides to put an end to this affair and to return to Paris by train.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Man and a Woman |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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