Jules and Jim
1962 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 7.5 · 96% critics
Before World War I, two close friends—one reserved, one outgoing—are drawn into an intense bond with the same free-spirited woman. As years pass and the war reshapes their lives, their unconventional relationship tests loyalty, love, and the limits of friendship across changing times.
Based on Q3189015
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Details
- Original title
- Jules et Jim
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-01-23
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,052 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a stylish, emotionally messy relationship drama that shifts from playful to heavier tones over time; Not for you if you dislike talky stories, uneven pacing, or hard-to-like characters like in Breathless or Hiroshima Mon Amour.
Pros: emotionally charged relationships; lively, stylish energy; strong central performance | Cons: uneven pacing later; characters can feel unlikable; story feels drawn out
Themes
- adultery
- friendship
- prostitute
- jealousy
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- musician
- marriage
- love
- black and white
- polyamory
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jeanne Moreau
as Catherine
Oskar Werner
as Jules
Henri Serre
as Jim
Marie Dubois
as Thérèse
Sabine Haudepin
as Sabine
Vanna Urbino
as Gilberte
Serge Rezvani
as Albert
Anny Nelsen
as Lucie
Michel Subor
as Récitant / Narrator (voix)
- DB
Danielle Bassiak
as Le compagnon d'Albert
Directed by François Truffaut