A Man and a Woman

"See it with someone you love!"

1966 1h 42m FR

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7.4

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7.5

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★7.4TMDB · 319🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 12,337

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.

“See it with someone you love!”

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Cast

Anouk Aimée
Anne Gauthier
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Duroc
Pierre Barouh
Pierre Gauthier
Valérie Lagrange
Valérie Duroc
Antoine Sire
Antoine Duroc
Souad Amidou
Françoise Gauthier
Henri Chemin
Jean-Louis' Co-pilot
Yane Barry
Jean-Louis' Mistress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Lelouch
Writers: Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: France

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "A Man and a Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Lelouch, shot by Claude Lelouch. 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 Francis Lai. 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 Claude Barrois 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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Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant and Pierre Barouh carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "See it with someone you love!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Lelouch directs. Claude Lelouch behind the camera. Francis Lai scores. Claude Barrois cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

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160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
3Part of the "A Man and a Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Claude Lelouch, shot by Claude Lelouch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Francis Lai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Claude Barrois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant and Pierre Barouh carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "See it with someone you love!".
9IMDB entry: tt0061138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "france", "boarding school", "widow", "romance".