The Man Who Loved Women
by François Truffaut
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Actor: Brigitte Fossey, Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Nathalie Baye, Nelly BorgeaudDirector: François Truffaut
Brand: Sony
Writer: François Truffaut
Writer: Suzanne Schiffman
Writer: Michel Fermaud
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-01-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of The Man Who Loved Women
DVD Review: Truffaut asks you to decide: laugh or cry?
Summary: 5 Stars
The one thing that really struck me about this film is that it didn't have a laugh track. Movies never do, of course, but at times "The Man Who Loved Women" is so side-splittingly funny that you kind of wish you were in a movie theatre with a bunch of people roaring with laughter, rather than just sitting at home watching a DVD.
But then again, the main character is not funny but really creepy. Or is he? Is he a heartbreaker, or just a victim himself? The film's director, the brilliant François Truffaut, doesn't tip his hand.
The story concerns a 40-something aerodynamics engineer who lives in the beautiful French town of Montpellier. The movie is set in, and was made in, the mid 1970's. The main character has a long string of empty, meaningless trysts. But there's something more to him than just that, as he fancies himself a philosopher of women and of love. Oddly and counterintuitively, he becomes a sympathetic and intriguing character--but only partially--as the movie moves towards its conclusion.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the movie seems as light and simple as a soufflé, but there's actually a lot going on. On the witness stand, throughout the movie as it turns out, is the question of "Does everyone need to be loved?" Truffaut, in a very subtle and almost invisible way, weighs in.
Note: this movie is very heavy on conversation and very light on action. It's also very subtle, almost quiet. Probably not a good choice for someone looking for a lot of tension, drama, or swashbuckling.
Description of The Man Who Loved Women
Renowned French director François Truffaut is "at the top of his form" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this whimsical, lively story about an eccentric casanova who loves every woman he meetsliterally! Irresistibly "charming" (Leonard Maltin) and "witty" (Independent Film Journal), thisplayful romantic comedy is heartwarming, hilarious and highly entertaining! Bertrand Morane (Charles Denner) is a ladies' man like no other. Wholly obsessed with the female species, he goesto outrageous lengths for the prospect of a fleeting romantic encounter. But when he documents all of his passionate flings in a racy autobiography, he piques the interestboth personally and professionallyof a beautiful and provocative editor named Genevieve (Brigitte Fossey). And as the two begin to play the game of proverbial predator and prey, Bertrand is surprised to discover that he might just be the one who gets trapped by true love!Scientist Bertrand Morane, "never in the company of men after 5," seduces women by evening and writes about the experiences in the early morning. Though 40ish and somewhat square, no woman in the town of Montpelier seems capable of resisting his earnest advances. Not much else happens in The Man Who Loved Women, but in the hands of master visual storyteller François Truffaut, the threadbare plot accumulates deep and ominous philosophical resonances. What drives Morane from woman to woman, and what accounts for his remarkable success? Does he secretly dislike women and consider them interchangeable (as one of the more prurient characters charges, to Morane's genuine befuddlement), or is his enthusiasm a kind of celebration? Truffaut refuses to answer plainly, but does drop clues; as his camera focuses on everyday objects, many take on a chilling, otherwordly luster, and coldly foreshadow Morane's fate. A deceptively simple film, The Man Who Loved Women is neither an indictment nor an apology for philandering; rather, it's a courageous, lovingly detailed portrait of a complex, intelligent man suffering from an altogether intractable complaint. This film was clumsily remade in English in 1983 by Blake Edwards, with Burt Reynolds assuming the role played here with such understated skill by the wonderful Charles Denner. --Miles Bethany
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