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Jules and Jim

Jules et Jim

1962

François Truffaut

Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Marie Dubois ...

7.5

12,694

Romance. Drama From the time of their meeting in 1912, two men, Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre), share a close friendship. Shortly before the First World War, Jules marries Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), a wilful young women the two men have befriended, but, after the war has ended, his relationship with her deteriorates rapidly. When Jim comes to stay with the couple and their daughter, he begins a relationship of his own with Catherine, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A masterpiece of the New Wave."
		Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"Its enthusiasm for what the cinema is and can be is what makes it so special."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The best of those first astonishing films that broke with the past. There is joy in the filmmaking that feels fresh today and felt audacious at the time (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"It is charming, exciting and sad (...) [The fascination] is in the involved and artful structure of the scenic elements and in the demonstrations of personalities."
		David Parkinson Empire	"Truffaut shows the love triangle at its most positive and appealing, while Moreau's Catherine singlehandedly defines the modern European woman who emerged in the first half of the 20th century (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Variety	"A tender tale (...) that avoids mawkishness and impropriety (...) Jeanne Moreau is exceptional"
		Wally Hammond Time Out	"Truffaut's third film may not look the masterpiece it seemed 40-odd years ago, but it remains one of his most enjoyable movies (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chuck Rudolph Slant	"'Jules and Jim' is sad yet humorous, breathless yet contemplative, universal yet hermetic (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"There is joy in the filmmaking that feels fresh today and felt audacious at the time (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"The films works in ways that touch the heart more than the mind"
		Jason Korsner BBC	"Painfully moving (...) As is typical for Truffaut, his characters enjoy the arts. 'Jules et Jim''s music itself fits the mood perfectly, and stays with you long after the film is over (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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