A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

Directed by Claude Lelouch

Produced by Sofimage, Les Films 13

1986112 min5.9 / 10

A bittersweet meditation on rekindled love and the impossibility of recapturing the past, told through a filmmaker's attempt to transform memory into art.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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