Truffaut's third film tells a dilettantish ménage-â-trois taking place around World War I. The major theme of the film is the inability of the characters to abandon a stage of youthful idealism and the longing for an illusory freedom.
Overview:
French New Wave filmmaker François Truffaut's third film tells a dilettantish ménage-â-trois taking place around World War I, with Jeanne Moreau as the femme fatale at its center. The major theme of the film is the inability of the characters (Jules, Jim and the woman both are infatuated with, Catherine) to abandon a stage of youthful idealism and the longing for an illusory freedom. Changing constantly from pathos to whimsy and back again, the film is still fascinating to watch after almost half a decade. Jeanne Moreau's tired beauty has an erotic suggestibility that remains unmatched in the history of cinema.
IIA - "Some Content May Be Inappropriate For Children" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13") Films rated Category IIA may contain mild violence such as martial arts, mild nudity that is not sexually oriented, mild explicit language and some mild adult situations.
Features:
Letterboxed
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Stereo
Audio Commentary By Critics Shu Kei & Wong Ailing (In Cantonese)
Collectible Handbill With In-Depth Production Notes
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