Jules Et Jim
1961
Possibly the most acclaimed of Truffaut's films, 'Jules et Jim' tells of two men in love with a capricious, amoral woman. The photography highlights some of Europe's most stunning locations, from Paris to the Austrian Alps Read more
| Starring | Oskar Werner, Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre |
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| Director | Francois Truffaut |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Jules Et Jim
Possibly the most acclaimed of Truffaut's films, 'Jules et Jim' tells of two men in love with a capricious, amoral woman. The photography highlights some of Europe's most stunning locations, from Paris to the Austrian Alps
| Starring | Oskar Werner, Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre |
|---|---|
| Director | Francois Truffaut |
| Studio | Cinema Club |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | French |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Aug 2002 Production year: 1961 |
| Format | DVD |
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Echoing the style of Jean Renoir while epitomising the exuberance of the nouvelle vague, this is a virtuoso technical performance from François Truffaut. He variously uses photographic stills, newsreel footage, freeze frames and undercranked, travelling and distorted imagery to capture both the era and the emotion described in Henri-Pierre Roché's semi-autobiographical tale. Embodying the complex contradictions of modern womanhood, Jeanne Moreau is enchanting, while, immune to her wilfulness, Oskar Werner and Henri Serre respond readily to her caprice. However, their failure to understand her motives and insecurities prevents them from detecting the incipient despair that will, ultimately, lead to tragedy. This is the masterpiece of a genius.
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Charming, quintessentially French period romance, technically interesting, emotionally uplifting, and acted and directed with verve and feeling.
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20 out of 24 people found this review helpful
Dated but charming.....
This is another of those influential films you must see if you wish to keep your 'arthouse cred'. I watched the film having heard a lot about it but not really knowing anything about it at the same time. You are very aware while watching of just how influential this film has been, but what was avant guarde and daring when it was made now seems dated but very charming. Still at least I'm cool with the arthouse crowd.
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Not quite Belmondo & Karina
Truffaut’s film does not live up to its fame. Is this the definitive version, the badly post-synchronised one? It’s very off-putting and prevents you getting caught up in the film. But aside from that, and despite Truffaut’s belief that he could make a certain new kind of book adaptation, the whole film just doesn’t sit right. It made me think that the medium of film is much better suited to stories that take place over a short length of time. As it is, this is disjointed and too much of a summary of a story: so that when, maybe half way in, you’re reminded by one of the men that Moreau’s character is a force of nature, you realise that nothing she has done so far has really convinced you of that. This film is over-reliant on voiceover. Also, although Moreau’s and particularly Werner’s individual performances are strong, the group lacks chemistry, particularly as the group antics and Nouvelle Vague context bring to mind the tomfoolery of Godard’s characters in A Bout De Souffle, Bande A Part, Une Femme Est Une Femme etc. Moreau doesn’t have Karina’s magic energy. Truffaut’s experiments with still frames don’t quite come off.
The film, a story about two best friends who, at different times, fall in love with the same woman, is still intermittently entertaining with a few interesting moments. It is a good film, just not brilliant. -
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