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Jules et Jim
- Director: François Truffaut
- Writer: Henri-Pierre Roché; François Truffaut
- Producer: Marcel Berbert; François Truffaut
CGiii Comment
You would be forgiven in thinking that this is a catastrophic comedy - the acting is reminiscent of the silent era - over-pronounced and affected.
Jim and Jules are an unattractive double act who dress identically.....chasing the same woman - the diabolical Catherine - a woman who would make any man turn homosexual for the sake of self-preservation.
Littered with redundant scenes, scored with the most inappropriate music - the overly wordy script is further brutalised by cluttered narration.
The ending is a preposterous climax to a monotonous melodrama that has garnered an inexplicable amount of praise.
And...this is purported to be one of the best films ever made!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In pre-WWI Paris, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French), fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. When they meet again in Germany after the war, Catherine starts to love Jim - This is the story of three people in love, a love that doesn't affect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years.
Cast & Characters
Jeanne Moreau as Catherine;
Oskar Werner as Jules;
Henri Serre as Jim;
Vanna Urbino as Gilberte;
Boris Bassiak as Albert;
Anny Nelsen as Lucie;
Sabine Haudepin as Sabine, la petite;
Marie Dubois as Therese;
Michel Subor as Recitant / Narrator;
Danielle Bassiak as Albert's companion;
Elen Bober as Mathilde;
Pierre Fabre as Drunkard in cafe;
Dominique Lacarriere as One of the women;
Bernard Largemain as Merlin;
Kate Noelle as Birgitta