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Un Homme et une Femme (1966)

Director: Claude Lelouch

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From Time Out Film Guide

The notoriously schmaltzy but still undeniably eye-catching film in which Aimée and Trintignant conduct an intense and often unhappy affair against an elegant, colourful background. Lelouch tricks it out with every elaborate cinematic effect he can beg, borrow or steal, ransacking both Welles and Godard for titillating devices which look good but never even begin to mesh with the subject matter (note in particular the 360 degree tracking shot at the end). In some ways the film's sheer zest and the talented cast might have won the day, were it not for Francis Lai's dreadfully corny and monotonous theme music.

Author: DP 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Hoi Poloi said...
    Posted on Oct 05 2009 13:34 A very dull film that needs some serious editing. There are long scenes where the viewer must watch a car drive around a test circuit, which serve no purpose in the film. The cinematography might be good but the characters are hollow and the plot uneventful. I want the two hours of my life back that this film wasted.
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Director: Claude Lelouch

Cast: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh, Valérie Lagrange, Simone Paris, Paul Le Person full cast

Duration: 102 mins


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