| Jules and Jim | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Christian Broutin | |
| French | Jules et Jim |
| Directed by | François Truffaut |
| Screenplay by | François Truffaut Jean Gruault |
| Based on | Jules et Jim 1953 novel by Henri-Pierre Roché |
| Produced by | Marcel Berbert François Truffaut |
| Starring | Jeanne Moreau Oskar Werner Henri Serre |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Claudine Bouché |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
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| Distributed by | Cinédis |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
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| Box office | 1,595,379 admissions (France)[1] |
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).[2]
The film is based on a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché describing his relationship with young writer Franz Hessel and Hessel's wife Helen Grund. Truffaut came across the book in the mid-1950s at a shop in Paris, and later befriended Roché. The author approved of Truffaut's interest in adapting the work.[3]
The film won the 1962 Étoile de Cristal, with Moreau winning that year's prize for best actress. The film was ranked #46 in Empire magazine's 2010 list of "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema".[4]
- ^ Box Office information for Francois Truffaut films at Box Office Story
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2 February 2022). "Jules et Jim review – Truffaut's love triangle is a whirlwind masterpiece". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Stéphane Hessel, un homme engagé : 'J’ai toujours été du côté des dissidents'" Télérama (March 12, 2011). Retrieved March 17, 2011 (in French)
- ^ "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema – 46. Jules and Jim". Empire.