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Encyclopedia > A Man and a Woman
A Man and a Woman

original film poster
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Produced by Claude Lelouch
Written by Claude Lelouch,
Pierre Uytterhoeven
Starring Anouk Aimée,
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States 12 July 1966
Running time 102 minutes
Country Flag of France France
Language French
IMDb profile

A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film. The movie was written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography (Lelouch had a background in advertising photography), which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... A Man and a Woman is the seventh track on U2s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb album. ... Image File history File links Un_Homme_et_une_Femme. ... Claude Lelouch (born October 30, 1937) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... Claude Lelouch (born October 30, 1937) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... Claude Lelouch (born October 30, 1937) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... Anouk Aimée (born April 27, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning French film actress. ... Jean-Louis Trintignant (born on December 11, 1930 in Piolenc, Vaucluse, France) is a French actor. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor... France has been influential in the development of film as a mass medium and as an art form. ... Claude Lelouch (born October 30, 1937) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... In music, segue is a direction to the performer. ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Sepia tone is a type of digital photo in which the picture appears similar to a traditional black-and-white print toned with sepia. ... Francis Lai (born April 26, 1932 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France) is a composer noted for his film scores. ...


A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Un Homme et une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà) was released in 1986. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Plot

It tells the story of a young widow, Anne (Anouk Aimée), a film script supervisor whose late husband (Pierre Barouh) was a stuntman and died in an on-set accident, and a widower, Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a race car driver whose wife committed suicide after Jean-Louis was in a near fatal crash during the 24 hours of Le Mans. They meet at their respective children's school in Deauville. They share a ride home to Paris one night after Anne misses the last train, and their mutual attraction is immediate. The story follows their budding relationship over the course of several trips back to Deauville, and as they fall in love despite Anne's feelings of guilt and loss over her deceased husband. After a night together in Deauville, Anne finds herself unable to be unfaithful to the memory of her husband, and decides to leave Jean-Louis. While she is traveling back to Paris by train, Jean-Louis races to meet her at the station, and when she gets off the train she is surprised to see him there. Happy that her lover had come back for her, they embrace as the film ends, the final outcome of the relationship left open to interpretation. (The sequel reveals that they parted again shortly afterwards.) Anouk Aimée (born April 27, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning French film actress. ... Jean-Louis Trintignant (born on December 11, 1930 in Piolenc, Vaucluse, France) is a French actor. ... Deauville is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ...


Reception

It won many awards, including the Grand Prix at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen. Aimée was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Lelouch for Best Director. The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1939, is one of the worlds oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ...


Soundtrack

The samba song in this film "Samba Saravah" is a French version of the Brazilian song "Samba da Bençao" - written by Baden Powell with original lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. The French lyrics were written by Francis Lai, and it was sung by Pierre Barouh, who plays the deceased husband in the film. [1] For the founder of the world scouting movement, see Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Baden Powell de Aquino (August 6, 1937 - September 26, 2000) widely known simply as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian bossa nova guitarist. ... Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. ...


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Awards
Preceded by
The Shop on Main Street
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1966
Succeeded by
Closely Watched Trains
Preceded by
The Knack …and How to Get It
Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival
1966 tied with
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Succeeded by
Blowup

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A Man and a Woman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (278 words)
A Man and a Woman (1966, original name Un Homme et une Femme) is a French language film which tells the story of a young widow (Anne) and widower (Jean-Louis) who meet at their respective children's school in Deauville.
They share a ride home to Paris one night after Anne misses the last train, and their mutual attraction is immediate and palpable on the screen.
A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Un Homme et une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà) was released in 1986.
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