
A Man and a Woman
1966 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 7.4 · 80% critics
Two single parents cross paths at their children’s boarding school and begin a cautious friendship that grows through shared rides, quiet conversations, and time with their kids. As they open up about past loss, they weigh the pull of a new connection against the memories they still carry.
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Details
- Original title
- Un homme et une femme
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-05-27
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (311 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, nostalgic romance driven by atmosphere, music, and small moments rather than big drama; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing, montages, or racing-heavy stretches like some viewers noted.
Pros: tender, delicate romance; memorable music and mood; heartfelt, relatable emotions | Cons: slow, fragmentary storytelling; lots of car racing; may feel pretentious
Themes
- france
- boarding school
- widow
- romance
- flashback
- love
- falling in love
- race car driver
- widower
- chance meeting
- monte carlo rally
- 1960s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Lumière Award · 2019
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1967
- Palme d'Or · 1966
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1966
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1967 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1967 · nominated
Cast & crew

Anouk Aimée
as Anne Gauthier

Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Jean-Louis Duroc

Pierre Barouh
as Pierre Gauthier

Valérie Lagrange
as Valérie Duroc

Antoine Sire
as Antoine Duroc

Souad Amidou
as Françoise Gauthier

Henri Chemin
as Jean-Louis' Co-pilot

Yane Barry
as Jean-Louis' Mistress

Paul Le Person
as Gas Station Attendant

Simone Paris
as Director of the Pension
Directed by Claude Lelouch