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A Man and a Woman

1966 · Film · 102 min

  • Drama
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About A Man and a Woman

A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Written by Pierre Uytterhoeven and Lelouch, the film concerns a young widow and widower who meet by chance at their children's boarding school and whose budding relationship is complicated by the memories of their deceased spouses. The film is known for its lush photography, which features frequent segues among full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its music score by Francis Lai. A Man and a Woman sold a total of 4,272,000 cinema tickets in France and was the sixth highest-grossing film of the year. In the United States, the film grossed $14 million. The film won several awards, including the Grand Prix at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress – Drama (for Aimée), and two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. It was followed by two sequels, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986) and The Best Years of a Life (2019).

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Cast

  • Anouk AiméeAnne Gauthier
  • Jean-Louis TrintignantJean-Louis Duroc
  • Pierre BarouhPierre Gauthier
  • Valérie LagrangeValérie Duroc
  • Antoine SireAntoine Duroc
  • Souad AmidouFrançoise Gauthier
  • Henri CheminJean-Louis' Co-pilot
  • Yane BarryJean-Louis' Mistress
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