Jules and Jim

Jules and Jim

A Hymn to Life and Love

1962106 min7.5 / 10

A lyrical, bittersweet meditation on desire, friendship, and the impossibility of sustaining youthful freedom through a love triangle that spans decades.

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

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