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Actors: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Marie Dubois, Boris Bassiak, Vanna Urbino
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Jules and Jim |
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This poetic film, considered to be Truffaut's masterwork, concerns Jules and Jim, two best friends living in World War I-era Europe. They are both involved in a tragic love-triangle with the emotionally unstable Catherine, a fragile, beautiful, and completely bewitching presence in their lives. Despite their common love for Catherine, and their fighting on opposite sides during World War I, their friendship never falters.
--Karl Kaufman, Resident Scholar
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JULES AND JIM, the third movie of François Truffaut, has been theatrically released in 1961.
Paris, 1912. The austrian Jules and the frenchman Jim, both aspirant writers, fall in love with Catherine. She decides to marry Jules and follows him in the austrian mountains. During WWI, Jules and Jim fight for their countries and survive. In the early 20's, Jim visits Jules and Catherine, still in Austria. Catherine starts to loves Jim who is encouraged by Jules who doesn't want to lose her.
A classic of the french New Wave.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Jules and Jim |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Kind of conflict:
- war, WW I
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) very skinny
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
- General European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
- general circumstances
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Austria
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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