A Man and a Woman
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| A Man and a Woman | |
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| Directed by | Claude Lelouch |
| Produced by | Claude Lelouch |
| Written by | Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven |
| Starring | Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  12 July 1966 |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
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A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film. The movie was written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography (Lelouch had a background in advertising photography), which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai.
A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Un Homme et une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà) was released in 1986.
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[edit] Plot
It tells the story of a young widow, Anne (Anouk Aimée), a film script supervisor whose late husband (Pierre Barouh) was a stuntman and died in an on-set accident, and a widower, Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a race car driver whose wife committed suicide. They meet at their respective children's school in Deauville. They share a ride home to Paris one night after Anne misses the last train, and their mutual attraction is immediate. The story follows their budding relationship as they fall in love despite Anne's feelings of guilt and loss over her deceased husband. After a night together in Deauville, Anne finds herself unable to be unfaithful to the memory of her husband, and decides to leave Jean-Louis. While she is travelling back to Paris by train, Jean-Louis races to meet her at the station, and when she gets off the train she is surprised to see him there. Happy that her lover had come back for her, they embrace as the film ends.
[edit] Reception
It won many awards, including the Grand Prix at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen. Aimée was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Lelouch for Best Director.
[edit] Trivia
- Ford cars, particularly several Mustangs and the GT40 race car, were featured prominently in the film.
- The samba song in this film "Samba Saravah" is a French version of the Brazilian song "Samba da Bençao" - written by Baden Powell with original lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. The French lyrics were written by Francis Lai, and it was sung by Pierre Barouh, who plays the deceased husband in the film. [1]
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| Preceded by The Shop on Main Street |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1966 |
Succeeded by Closely Watched Trains |
| Preceded by The Knack …and How to Get It |
Palme d'Or 1966 tied with The Birds, the Bees and the Italians |
Succeeded by Blowup |
