Jules And Jim

Pros: Interesting trio of characters, strong performance by Moreau, complex thematic material, period ambiance
Cons: Many viewers find the significance of the film unclear

Jules and Jim may very well be François Truffaut’s most accomplished film. It is an insightful examination of social responsibility vs. unrestricted free choice as well as an interesting allegory for pre- and post-World War I Europe. ...

Pros: Truffaut's Direction, Script, Narration, Look, Editing, Photography, Music, & Cast.
Cons: None.

After the release of the 1959 seminal masterpiece Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows), Francois Truffaut helped usher in a new era of French cinema simply known as the French New Wave. Helping breaking the doors down for new directors ...

Pros: First 95 minutes.
Cons: Last 10 minutes.

A true classic sounds and feels new years after its release. That's why Citizen Kane deserves its accolades (and why Elvis Costello doesn't): in the lighting, the acting, the story, the way that the theme is communicated, there is still something ...

Pros: Great story, great actors, exquisite filmmaking
Cons: Story is a little meandering but you won't mind

I saw Jules and Jim first in the 1970's at a New Wave retrospective of some kind in Washington, D.C. One would have never predicted that seeing foreign films would actually be more difficult 25 or so years later; these were idyllic times and the French...

Pros: Splendid acting and direction, with great contemplative moments.
Cons: None

Jules and Jim, two possibly gay men making their way through life, are thrown into a twenty year cycle of love and confusion when they meet Catherine and both fall in love with her. Starting just before the first world war, and concluding during the rise...

Pros: Captivating Direction
Cons: A story that drags on

In Francois Truffaut's "Jules and Jim", two friends are in love with the same women, Catherine. Sounds cliche? It would be if it weren't for the fact that the women, an enigmatic Jeanne Moreau, is in love with the both of them, and vaccilates...