Cinema
A Man and a Woman
Un homme et une femme
Claude Lelouch · 1966
Synopsis
Anne, a film script supervisor, a widow, and Jean-Louis, a racing driver, a widower, each have a child at boarding school in Deauville. One evening, Anne misses her train to Paris, and Jean-Louis, who has come to see his son, offers to drive her back. They talk during the journey, then decide to meet again. But each remains attached to the memory of the one he or she has lost.
Context
Lelouch shot the film with a small crew and a limited budget. He had intended to make it in black and white; an American distributor offered to pay for colour, which he reserved mainly for the exteriors, hence the alternation between the two. Francis Lai's music was recorded before the shoot and played on set. Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant play the two leading roles. Released on 27 May 1966, the film has been restored in 2K under Lelouch's supervision.
Who it is for
A hundred and two minutes; a very simple love story, carried by music and by image.
Prizes and reception
Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1966, then Oscars for best foreign-language film and best original screenplay.
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