A Man and a Woman (1966)

Why so much hype?

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

I don't know whether or not Claude Lelouch was considered part of the French New Wave, but judging by "Un homme et une femme" ("A Man and a Woman" in English), I'd say that he should be. The Oscar-winning movie chronicles a relationship that has arisen following tragic circumstances. The switching back and forth between black-and-white and color adds a mystifying angle to the plot. But most important is the complexity of the characters and subtlety of the plot. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée put on the performances of a lifetime. I guess that the movie's overall point is that life comes at us fast and can throw in unpleasant surprises, so we need to develop social connections however possible.A masterpiece.

the music. that was, for me, many years, the most powerful memory about that simple, dramatic, delicate, touching love story. than, the art of a great director. in final - the actors. it is one of small gems who are far to be a challenge and to desire become masterpiece. that kind of movie delicate, refined, seductive for the reflection of real life in its most important aspects, interesting for the meeting between two actors who transforms in poetry a common story about love and choice and limits and expectations. A Man and a Woman is a classic. for its substance , for the message, for emotions, for the art to e more than love story but slice of every day life.a Lelouch who remains almost fascinating.

Often it goes like this - big love come into existence and it is unshared. Often it goes also like this - the feelings between (at least) two lovers are not the same and start at a different point.People say that is harder for the man to live through separation rather than a woman. He felt it in the beginning weakly but with time the lack becomes a pain and the pain - in crisis. It was absolutely opposite for the woman. In the beginning she felt awfully but with time compared to man she got on her feet in searching another rogue.For good or for bad this movie makes this stereotype in pieces by showing the more realistic variant of a such possible experience. Was it because of the refinement of a cinema woman and (surprisingly) of a race driver or it was because of the soberness of the producer - this is what I do not know - but the movie was very real, charming, romantic till its end. Was it because of the samba of Vinicius or because the love of a blond - this is what I do not know.Both protagonists, step back in front of the ambition to take main role in life, find equal language which lead them to the natural end of such adventure. But right then, the feelings which run through us, guiding us as we are their marionettes take part; the feelings of which we are slaves. With them the expected end becomes hard to be predicted.What about twenty years later? Who knows? Who knows where will lead us our life path. Will it make clear our desires or will present to us new ones. In every case such a try to predict this end grows pale in front of the present intensity of sensual forgetfulness and dottiness but stays very good model of thinking plots real or not.http://vihrenmitevmovies.blogspot.com/

Two widowed parents--Anne (Anouk Aimme) ad Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant)--meet through their kids and become friends. The friendship quickly develops into love...but can they forget their ex-spouses and find happiness again? This film is VERY light (it makes the terrible "Love Story" look like a complex drama) but it's so well-done you won't care. It's beautifully shot and well-directed. There are countless musical montages with the couple happily walking around in beautiful settings...but it works because the music score is incredible. It also switches from black and white to color for no real reason (it seems the budget could only afford some color so the rest had to be black and white). Aimee and Trintignant are wonderful actors and so incredibly good-looking you're rooting for them every step of the way. One scene in which they meet and hug was so perfect and romantic that I started to tear up:)). A lot of critics hated this because it's so lightweight but it captivated me and many other people. It was a big hit in 1966 and won the Best Foreign Film Oscar and (somehow) the Best Writing for the Screen! A big old romantic movie--a perfect date movie. I give this a 10.