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Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim [ʒyl e dʒim]) is a 1962 French New Wave romantic drama film directed, produced and co-written by François Truffaut. Set before, during, and after World War I , it follows a tragic love triangle involving French bohemian Jim ( Henri Serre ), his shy Austrian friend Jules ( Oskar Werner ), and Jules' girlfriend and later wife Catherine ( Jeanne Moreau ).
Jun 20, 2004 · François Truffaut’s “Jules and Jim” opens with carousel music and a breathless narration that tells of two young men — one French, one Austrian — who meet in Paris in 1912 and become lifelong friends: “They taught each other their languages; they translated poetry.”. Jules, the Austrian, wants a girl, but those he dates are too ...
Dec 21, 2017 · Jules and Jim is François Truffaut’s deceptively lyrical, yet understatedly complex nouvelle vague film on love and friendship. At the heart of the conflict is the enigmatic Catherine (exquisitely played by the incomparable Jeanne Moreau), whose chameleon personality adapts to suit the relationship she is in. (Note the effect of the equally inscrutable character, Anna, in Louis Malle’s ...
It doesn't last forever though. War hits which feels like a key turning point: Jules and Jim are enlisted into two different armies (Jules is Austrian, Jim is French) and once the war is finished, Jim visits Jules in the countryside to see a supposedly idyllic family life that Jules has built with Catherine.
Jan 25, 2022 · Jules and Jim's influence can also be seen in films like Y Tu Mamá También, The Dreamers and Les Valseuses, to name but a few. The major difference is that these films explore the sexuality of ...
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Apr 30, 2017 · “Jules and Jim” takes place before, during and after World War I. Jules (played by Oskar Werner, “Lola Montes”, “The Spy Who Came from the Cold”) and his best friend Jim (played by Henri Serre, “Concorde Affair”, “The Mandarin”, “House of 1000 Pleasures”) love having fun, flirting with women and both share an appreciation of the arts and the Bohemian lifestyle.
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"jules and jim" - the title of truffaut's beloved film - is deceiving insofar as it suggests a duo rather than a trio. however, in another way the title is honest since the film manages to unsettle - even deconstruct - a number of dualities. the duo of jules and jim itself is undone.
