Two artist best friends—the German Jules and the French Jim—love the same woman, the enigmatic and alluring Catherine. Over three decades, the love triangle’s bond will be strengthened, broken, and tested as events like the Great War take place.

An exuberant French New Wave classic, starring the unforgettable Jeanne Moreau in one of her most notorious, spellbinding performances. François Truffaut plays wildly with images—using freeze frames, jump cuts, and newsreels—to elevate cinema’s innovative potential in this paean to lost innocence.