Rotten
It's full of misty romps in the meadows, rain-soaked windshields, assorted puppies and lambs, and a 'bittersweet' theme song that drones incessantly on the sound track.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
A Man and a Woman
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1966 · 1h 42m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Claude Lelouch
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A Man and a Woman
Overview
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.
Director and cast
- Claude Lelouch Director
- Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc
- Pierre Barouh as Pierre Gauthier
- Valérie Lagrange as Valérie Duroc
- Simone Paris as la directrice de la pension
- Antoine Sire as Antoine Duroc
- Souad Amidou as Françoise Gauthier
- Henri Chemin as Jean-Louis' Co-pilot
- Yane Barry as Jean-Louis' Mistress
- Paul Le Person Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Anouk Aimee has a mature beauty and an ability to project an inner quality that helps stave off the obvious banality of her character, and this goes too for the perceptive Jean-Louis Trintignant as the man.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
They seem two dimly sentient beings moved by memories of conventional affections and the compulsions of ordinary love.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
Notoriously schmaltzy but still undeniably eye-catching.
Time Out
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