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Jules and Jim

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In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules (Oskar Werner) strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim (Henri Serre). Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), but it's Jules who wins her hand. After the war, Jim visits Jules, Catherine and their daughter in their Austrian home and discovers not only that his feelings for Catherine are unchanged, but also that they're reciprocated.

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Francois Truffaut's arguable masterpiece in a filmography full of masterpieces ready to be argued for, Jules and Jim is an eternal ode to boundless love.

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Kevin Maher Times (UK) This is a near-perfect film from François Truffaut... Rated: 5/5 Feb 4, 2022 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian There is something very literary about the film, with dialogue line-readings that often sound like the voiceover narration by Michel Subor. Rated: 5/5 Feb 2, 2022 Full Review Carrie Rickey The Dissolve A case study in romantic triangulation. Rated: 5/5 Feb 18, 2014 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews A film where eccentric, young Parisians are dragged down by adulthood and other complications... 60 years on, Jules et Jim remains one of the definitive works of the French New Wave. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Justine Smith Vague Visages n the male dominated world of the French New Wave, Catherine in François Truffaut’s Jules and Jim stands out as a mysterious and particularly beguiling female presence. Nov 21, 2023 Full Review Pauline Kael Partisan Review Jules and Jim is the most exciting movie made in the West since L’Avventura and Breathless and Truffaut’s earlier Shoot the Piano Player; because of the beauty and warmth of its images, it is a richer, a more satisfying film than any of them. Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Will G A great French new wave film. It was made by Francois Truffaut. It was about two men, Jules and Jim, who both like a girl named Catherine. The scenes of France were great and I liked to practice my French. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Evan B An incredible film that revels in the immediate joys of the world - friendship, eros, fun and youth - in order to convey a tragic irony: love comes with a cost. The friendship of the titular characters is charming, Catherine is simultaneously beguiling and terrifying, and at the end I was left wondering what exactly happened, why, and whether the Gallic or Teutonic mindset won out as a worldview... A must-see! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Isaiah Y Amazing direction by Truffaut with probably Jeanne Moreau’s greatest performance Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review julie b Playful but also Trojan horses some melancholy. Reminded me a bit of Passages (2023). The narration, music, and visuals (e.g., freeze frames) are fun, and the characters are captivating (Queen Catherine!!!). Sometimes it moves at too frantic a pace to allow you, or the characters, to sit in the meaning and emotions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review elana k I love Jeanne Moreau 😭 I haven’t seen enough of Truffaut's filmography, but Jules et Jim is French New Wave cinema in its most elevated form. I've seen it three times. The first time for my education, the second time to go deeper into the story, the third for pure viewing pleasure. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/28/24 Full Review harwee h Truffaut's 5th best movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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François Truffaut

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Jeanne Moreau

Catherine

Oskar Werner

Jules

Henri Serre

Jim

Marie Dubois

Thérèse

Vanna Urbino

Gilberte

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Synopsis In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules (Oskar Werner) strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim (Henri Serre). Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), but it's Jules who wins her hand. After the war, Jim visits Jules, Catherine and their daughter in their Austrian home and discovers not only that his feelings for Catherine are unchanged, but also that they're reciprocated.
Director
François Truffaut
Producer
Marcel Berbert
Screenwriter
Henri-Pierre Roché, François Truffaut, Jean Gruault, François Truffaut
Distributor
Alpha Filmes, Janus Films, Criterion Collection
Production Co
Les Films du Carrosse
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 1962, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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