Man and a Woman DVD

A Man and a Woman
The ultimate "date" movie of the mid-1960s, director Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme) stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimee in the title roles. The twosome meet at the boarding school where their children are enrolled. Aimee, an actress, misses her train home, and Trintignant, a professional race car driver, offers her a ride. It is the first of several friendly encounters which eventually blossom into love. Both want to commit to each other, but neither can shake the Past. The now-famous climactic scene in a train station was not scripted at the time of shooting, thus Aimee was unaware that director Lelouch had decided upon a tearful reunion between her and Trintignant. This explains the look of utter surprise on the actress' face. Much has been written about the possible motivation behind Lelouch's decision to film some scenes in color, others in black-and-white. None of the more ardent auterists truly want to hear the director's explanation: he'd run short of money halfway through production, and black-and-white film stock was infinitely cheaper. The winner of two Oscars (one for Best Foreign Film), A Man and A Woman also scored on the "top ten" with its memorable theme music by Francis Lai. A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later appeared....twenty years later. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc Pierre Barouh as Pierre Gauthier Valerie Lagrange as Valerie Duroc Henri Chemin as Jean-Louis' Codriver Simone Paris as Head Mistress Yane Barry as Mistress of Jean-Louis

Crew Robert Luchaire - Art Director Claude Lelouch - Director Claude Lelouch - Editor Claude Barrois - Editor Francis Lai - Composer (Music Score) Claude Lelouch - Cinematographer Claude Lelouch - Producer Claude Lelouch - Screenwriter Pierre Uytterhoeven - Screenwriter

A Man and a Woman
Lelouch's charming omance may not exactly sound the depths of male-female relations, but in its flashy cutting, enraptured camera movements, glamorous locations, appealing performers, and undercurrent of bittersweet romantic longing, the film is as pleasurable as the lightest of soufflés. The man (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a professional auto racer, and the woman (Anouk Aimee), a film continuity person, meet at his children's school and begin to fall in love during a lengthy drive. As they come to know one another and their relationship grows, both are fettered by powerful memories of past loves. Perhaps the most accurate description of the film is "two hours of MTV for almost middle-aged people who like French movie music." As the lovers dash about from film sets to hospitals to racetracks, with the camera perpetually awhirl, the film leaping back in forth in time, and the stock switching from color to black-and-white, one is entertained while having little idea what's happening between the two lovers. It becomes a simple matter to project one's own fantasies onto these attractive, thinly sketched romantic archetypes, which may explain the film's enormous international success. What now seems most unusual about the film is its gentle lyricism and the lack of antagonism in the couple's relationship despite the considerable stresses of both their lives. The motif of gentle lyricism is picked up in Francis Lai's memorable theme, which became a huge hit in its own right. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide
 

Anouk Aimée: Academy, Best Actress (nominated) Anouk Aimée: British Academy Awards, Best Foreign Actress (winner) Anouk Aimée: Golden Globe, Best Actress - Drama (winner) Claude Lelouch: Academy, Best Director (nominated) Claude Lelouch: Academy, Best Original Screenplay (winner) Claude Lelouch: Directors Guild of America, Best Director (nominated) Claude Lelouch: Golden Globe, Best Director (nominated) Francis Lai: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (nominated) Pierre Uytterhoeven: Academy, Best Original Screenplay (winner)

Academy, Best Foreign Language Film (winner) British Academy Awards, Best Film - Any Source (nominated) Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prix (winner) Golden Globe, Best Foreign Film - Foreign Language (winner) National Board of Review, Best Foreign Film (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc 2 documentaries: "37 Years Later With Claude Lelouche" & "Un Homme et une Femme" Trailers Interactive menus Scene access English & French language tracks English, French, & Spanish subtitles MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Parents and Kids (Credits) [6:57] 2. A Ride Home [5:22] 3. Anne's Husband [3:30] 4. Samba Sarava [4:00] 5. One Chance Too Many [3:01] 6. Revving Up [6:45] 7. Rainy Sunday Drive [7:04] 8. About Their Jobs [9:22] 9. Seaside Afternoon [5:49] 10. Jean-Louis' Wife [9:32] 11. The Truth [2:06] 12. At Work [:13] 13. Today It's You, Today It's Me (Aujord'hui C'est Toi) [4:55] 14. Anne's Telegram [2:30] 15. Anxious Thoughts [3:44] 16. Deauville Reunion [7:19] 17. Love Montage (In Our Shadow) [3:38] 18. Lovers Part (Love Is Stronger Than We) [5:53] 19. A Couple of Fools? [6:13] 20. Lovers Reunite [3:00]