A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

Name: A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Director: Claude Lelouch
Released: 1986
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Berry, Evelyne Bouix, Marie-Sophie L.

1986 · 112 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 841 VOTES · DIR. Claude Lelouch

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later poster

Overview

Jean-Louis and Anne have had their fling and separated. Now 20 years have passed. He is still dating various women. She is now a big-time director whose most recent film was a very expensive bomb. She comes up with the idea of making a romance based upon her fling with Jean-Louis. She contacts him to gain his permission. Jean-Louis is still in racing and goes away for a desert rally while she begins filming. She finds the mood of their romance difficult to recapture in her film.

Dialogue Timeline — 858 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:30 A film has no author except hard work and a few miracles.

00:11:47 Well, I'm not.

00:16:36 Ten years ago, this sex maniac...

00:19:53 It's not a prison, though it's state-affiliated.

00:22:55 Since when do crackers cool a man down?

00:27:30 Is that you?

00:31:45 Who's calling?

00:36:18 Back to the Cortal affair.

00:39:18 It's as much your story as mine.

00:42:31 Antoine, Antoine. Is he the one who answered the phone?

00:44:45 So much so he's talking divorce.

00:47:51 The problem is the conventions of musical comedy...

00:56:31 ...as any other love story is that time hasn't had a chance to act.

00:59:44 You have to?

01:03:51 No good, it's not believable.

01:07:42 Maybe.

01:12:21 Shall I walk you home?

01:15:26 No problem? - No, no problems.

01:21:47 ...help me, damn you!

01:26:11 The spitting image of you.

01:29:59 I know you won't. - Then why the escape?

01:37:05 Okay, now start backing out.

01:41:41 Here's number 188. That's it. Here we go.

01:47:22 Where's Antoine now? - In fourth place.

Cast & Characters

Anouk Aimée Anne Gauthier Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Duroc Richard Berry Richard Berry Evelyne Bouix Françoise Marie-Sophie L. Marie-Sophie Philippe Leroy Professeur Thevenin Philippe Leroy Professor Thevenin Charles Gérard Charlot Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Self Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Antoine Sire Antoine

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed858

Dialogue density7.7 lines / min

First line00:01:30

Final line01:47:22

Production Record

DirectorClaude Lelouch

LanguageFrench

Revenue$228,000

IMDb votes841