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Synopsis
Acclaimed French director François Truffaut's third and, for many viewers, best film is an adaptation of a semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Set between 1912 and 1933, it stars Oskar Werner as the German Jules and Henri Serre as the Frenchman Jim, kindred spirits who, while on holiday in Greece, fall in love with the smile on the face of a sculpture. Back in Paris, the smile comes to life in the person of Catherine (Jeanne Moreau); the three individuals become constant companions, determined to live their lives to the fullest despite the world war around them. When Jules declares his love for Catherine, Jim agrees to let Jules pursue her, despite his own similar feelings; Jules and Catherine marry and have a child (Sabine Haudepin), but Catherine still loves Jim as well. An influential film that has grown in stature over the decades, Jules et Jim was often viewed by the counterculture of the 1960s as a cinematic proponent of the free-love movement, but in actuality the picture is a statement against such a way of life. Despite the bond shared by Jules, Jim, and Catherine, their ménage à trois is doomed to fail; and Catherine's inability to choose between the two men leads to tragic consequences for all three. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Cast

Boris Bassiak Albert
Marie Dubois Therese
Sabine Haudepin Sabine
Henri Serre Jim
Vanna Urbino Gilberte
Oskar Werner Jules
Jeanne Moreau Catherine

Production Crew

Henri-Pierre Roché Book Author
Raoul Coutard Cinematographer
Georges Delerue Composer (Music Score)
Fred Capel Costume Designer
François Truffaut Director
Claudine Bouché Editor
Marcel Berbert Producer
Fred Capel Production Designer
François Truffaut Screenwriter
Jean Gruault Screenwriter
Boris Bassiak Songwriter
Year: 1962
Runtime: 104
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Romance

Produced by
Films du Carrosse
Sédif Productions

Release
by Cinedis

Awards
1962 - Best Film - Both Any Source and British - British Academy Awards
1962 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy of Film and Television