A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

1986 1h 52m FR

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5.9

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29%

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5.8

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 34🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes★5.8IMDB · 835

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women. She is now a big-time director whose most recent film was a very expensive bomb. She comes up with the idea of making a romance based upon her fling with Jean-Louis. She contacts him to gain his permission. Jean-Louis is still in racing and goes away for a desert rally while she begins filming. She finds the mood of their romance difficult to recapture in her film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anouk Aimée
Anne Gauthier
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Duroc
Richard Berry
Richard Berry
Évelyne Bouix
Françoise
Marie-Sophie L.
Marie-Sophie
Philippe Leroy
Professeur Thévenin
Charles Gérard
Charlot
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Self / Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Lelouch
Writers: Monique Lange, Claude Lelouch, Jérôme Tonnerre
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Lelouch, shot by Jean-Yves Le Mener. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant and Richard Berry carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Lelouch directs. Jean-Yves Le Mener behind the camera. Francis Lai scores. Hugues Darmois cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Part of the "A Man and a Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Claude Lelouch, shot by Jean-Yves Le Mener. 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 Hugues Darmois 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 Richard Berry carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0092130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.