Jean-Louis Duroc is a racing car driver. Anne Gauthier is a script-girl. Both are in their mid-thirties, recently widowed and have a small child. They meet, by chance, when they take their children to a boarding school in Deauville. When Anne misses her train, Jean-Louis offers her a lift back to Paris in his car, and she accepts. They talk about their lives, their careers and their departed spouses. They feel comfortable in each other’s company and soon become good friends. On completing the arduous Monte Carlo rally, Jean-Louis receives an unexpected telegram from Anne, affirming what he has always known. Without a moment’s delay, he heads back to Paris, to the woman he loves, to a future of unbridled happiness. But the romance is threatened by Anne’s inability to let go of her past. –filmsdefrance.com
Born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to a Jewish family of Algerian origin, Lelouch won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 for Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman), as well as two oscars including best foreign language film. The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films. His father gave him a camera to give him a fresh start after his failure in the baccalaureat. He started his career with reportage – one of the first to film daily life in the U.S.S.R., the camera hidden under his coat as he made his personal journey. He also filmed sporting events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Tour de France. His first full length film as director, Le Propre de l’homme, was decried by the critics – ‘Claude Lelouch, remember this name well, because you will not hear it again’ – Cahiers du Cinema said. La Femme Spectacle (1963), following prostitutes, women shopping, going for nose-jobs… read more
i loved this movie as a whole and also because of its many elements: the actors (trintignant and aimee both at their peak here), the brazillian-tinted music, the B&W and color photography, the… read review
