A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their children's' boarding school. Slowly they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow/widower. Each is slow to reveal anything personal so that each revelation is hidden by a misperception.
Bosley Crowther wrote, "For a first-rate demonstration of the artfulness of a cameraman and the skill at putting together handsome pictures and a strongly sentimental musical score, there is nothing around any better than Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman." I know nothing about Calude Lelouch, and had probably never heard the name before seeing this film. What it reminds me of, though, is the style of Richard Linklater, specifically his Paris films. The story driven by the dialogue of two people just getting to know each other. I cannot help but think this film was a big inspiration on Linklater's writing.
Bosley Crowther wrote, "For a first-rate demonstration of the artfulness of a cameraman and the skill at putting together handsome pictures and a strongly sentimental musical score, there is nothing around any better than Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman." I know nothing about Calude Lelouch, and had probably never heard the name before seeing this film. What it reminds me of, though, is the style of Richard Linklater, specifically his Paris films. The story driven by the dialogue of two people just getting to know each other. I cannot help but think this film was a big inspiration on Linklater's writing.