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A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

1986 · 112 min

A wistful, reflective reunion that drifts between memory and reinvention, gentle and bittersweet rather than passionate.

Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Berry
Overview
Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women. She is now a big-time director whose most recent film was a very expensive bomb. She comes up with the idea of making a romance based upon her fling with Jean-Louis. She contacts him to gain his permission. Jean-Louis is still in racing and goes away for a desert rally while she begins filming. She finds the mood of their romance difficult to recapture in her film.

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Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Berry
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
  • art
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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