A Man and a Woman
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French film poster
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| Directed by | Claude Lelouch |
| Produced by | Claude Lelouch |
| Written by |
Pierre Uytterhoeven Uncredited: Claude Lelouch |
| Starring |
Anouk Aimée Jean-Louis Trintignant |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Cinematography | Claude Lelouch |
| Edited by | Claude Barrois Uncredited: Claude Lelouch |
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Les Films 13
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $14,000,000 (domestic) |
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| Soundtrack album by Francis Lai | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Pop, Jazz |
| Label | United Artists |
A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Written by Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, the film is about 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 notable for its lush photography, which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai.
A Man and a Woman had a total of 4,272,000 admissions in France and was also the 6th highest-grossing film of the year. In the United States, the film earned $14,000,000. The film won several awards, including the Palme d'Or 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. A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Un Homme et une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà) was released in 1986.
A young widow, Anne Gauthier (Anouk Aimée), is raising her daughter Françoise (Souad Amidou) alone following the death of her husband (Pierre Barouh) who worked as a stuntman and who died in a movie set accident that she witnessed. Still working as a film script supervisor, Anne divides her time between her home in Paris and Deauville in northern France where her daughter attends boarding school. A young widower, Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant), is raising his son Antoine (Antoine Sire) alone following the death of his wife Valerie (Valerie Lagrange) who committed suicide after Jean-Louis was in a near fatal crash during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Still working as a race car driver, Jean-Louis divides his time between Paris and Deauville where his son also attends boarding school.
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