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 |
| Release date(s) |  12 July 1966 |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country |  France |
| Language | French |
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
The film 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 after Jean-Louis was in a near fatal crash during the 24 hours of Le Mans. 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 over the course of several trips back to Deauville, and 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 traveling 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, the final outcome of the relationship left open to interpretation.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Reception
A Man and a Woman won many awards, including the Grand Prix at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival,[1] 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] Soundtrack
The movie soundtrack written by Francis Lai earned "Best Original Score" nominations at both the 1967 BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. The movie theme song with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Pierre Barouh was also nominate for the "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture" in the Golden Globe Awards[2].
Pierre Barouh, who plays the deceased husband in the film, also sings the songs in the soundtrack. In a sequence of the film, he makes a brief reappearance singing "Samba Saravah", a French version with lyrics by Barouh himself of the Brazilian song "Samba da Benção" written by Baden Powell with original lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes.[3]
The song "Aujourd'hui C'est Toi" is used as the theme for the BBC's Panorama current affairs program, plus Rede Globo's Jornal Hoje midday newscast.
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1968 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by Disraeli Gears by Cream |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album April 13, 1968 – June 14, 1968 June 29, 1968 – July 26, 1968 |
Succeeded by Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra |
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Man and a Woman". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2827/year/1966.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ Awards for Un homme et une femme (1966)
- ^ RFI Musique - - A lifelong ambassador of Brazil
[edit] External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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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 Shop on Main Street |
Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film 1967 |
Succeeded by Closely Watched Trains |
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