The Man Who Loved Women

1977 1h 59m FR

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7.1

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82%

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7.4

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★7.1TMDB · 224🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes★7.4IMDB · 7,846

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charles Denner
Bertrand Morane
Leslie Caron
Véra
Nelly Borgeaud
Delphine Grezel
Valérie Bonnier
Fabienne
Sabine Glaser
Bernadette
Brigitte Fossey
Geneviève Bigey
Geneviève Fontanel
Hélène
Anna Perrier
Babysitter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Truffaut
Writers: François Truffaut, Michel Fermaud, Suzanne Schiffman
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jaubert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martine Barraqué shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Denner and Leslie Caron and Nelly Borgeaud carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

François Truffaut directs. Néstor Almendros behind the camera. Maurice Jaubert scores. Martine Barraqué cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Maurice Jaubert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Martine Barraqué shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Charles Denner and Leslie Caron and Nelly Borgeaud carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0076155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "prostitute", "paris, france", "bachelor", "female lover".