A Man and a Woman
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{{Infobox_Film
|name = A Man and a Woman
|image = Un Homme et une Femme movie.jpg
|caption = Un Homme et une Femme film poster
|director = Claude Lelouch
|writer = Claude Lelouch,
Pierre Uytterhoeven
|starring = Anouk Aimée,
Jean-Louis Trintignant
|producer = Claude Lelouch
|distributor= Allied Artists Pictures
|budget =
|released= 12 July 1966
|runtime = 102 minutes
|language = French
|imdb_id = 0061138
|}}
A Man and a Woman (1966, original name Un Homme et une Femme) is a French language film which tells the story of a young widow (Anne) and widower (Jean-Louis) who meet at their respective children's school in Deauville. They share a ride home to Paris one night after Anne misses the last train, and their mutual attraction is immediate and palpable on the screen. The story follows their budding relationship as they fall in love - despite Anne's feelings of guilt & loss over her deceased husband. It stars Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
The movie was written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. The film is notable for its lush photography (Lelouch had a background in advertising photography), and memorable musical score by Francis Lai.
It won many awards, including the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (France) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anouk Aimée) and Best Director.
A sequel, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Un Homme et une Femme, 20 Ans Déjà) was released in 1986.
Trivia
Ford cars, particularly several Mustangs and the GT-40 race car, were featured prominently in the film.