- Actors: Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Marilu Henner, Cynthia Sykes
- Directors: Blake Edwards
- Producers: Blake Edwards, Tony Adams
- Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Run Time: 106 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000KD7VCC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,492 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A deceptively simple film, Francois Truffaut's 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. 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 40-ish and somewhat square, no woman in the town of Montpelier seems capable of resisting his earnest advances.
Not much else happens in them film, but in the hands of master visual storyteller 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, otherworldly lustre, and coldly foreshadow Morane's fate. 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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This is the tale of a sculptor named David who has a major womanizing problem. He goes to seek help from a psychiatrist, Marianna, to cure him of his obsession with women. His story of sexual and romantic exploits with the ladies is told by Marianna.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film could only have been made by the French, and then only in the 1970's. It would be easy to dismiss it at first glance as a chauvinist celebration of political incorrectness; indeed, when the Americans tried to remake it in 1983 by casting Burt Reynolds in the Charles Denner role, that is exactly what it became.
However, here the story is in the hands of a master. Truffaut's deft directorial touch poses myriad questions about the nature of the relationship between men and women; about love, commitment; physical attraction and sexual politics. The film begins with the funeral of Betrand Morane (Denner), attended only by women and then tells the story of his relationships with most of them. Interestingly, he really does love the women - he can't seem to help loving them. He is not a philanderer, nor is he interested in conquest or sexual gratification: the film is, in fact, strangely asexual.
He decides to write about his experiences, the book is dismissed by the male reviewers but his manuscript is accepted by the sole female with whom Morane inevitably falls in love. As the story moves forward and, in doing so, flashes back, one grows to like Morane more and more; he is a sweet, bewildered character who is also a man loved by women. This film will not be for all: if you are the Hollywood blockbuster type; if you hate subtitles; if you like your films with nice, neat endings then this is not for you. However, for lovers of the European school of whimsy, this is a must; not Truffaut's best - but even his second best is better than most.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this film years and years ago,and it always stuck in my mind as being a good film.Although I don't speak french fluently it doesn't matter as the film is simple to understand.Buy it watch it and appreciate what a good film can be like.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Truffaut's The Man Who Loved Women could be viewed as an oblique homage to Casanova's often misinterpreted memoirs. Bertrand (Denner) is obsessed with women but not in the sense of a misogynistic chronicler of conquests. This man, like Casanova, is at the mercy of love or rather the concept of love - someone who is irresistibly drawn to the beauty of the female form (posture, fashion, speech, mannerisms etc) and the unending attraction of the company of women (he does not socialise with men). Betrand's primary motivation is the continuous seduction of women from any class, nationality or occupation. He does not revel in the transgression of society's moral absolutes and cannot conform to the contract-based monogamy of conventional gender relationships. Consequently the film centres on Bertrand's women, his relationship with his mother and his desire to document his `life history' in the form of a philosophical novel. Within this narrative framework the film exudes humour, warmth and exceptional wit. I found myself laughing out loud on many occasions: Delphine, the young Bertrand, the lingerie shop, the baby sitter etc etc. Interestingly Truffaut appears at the beginning of the film and is seen donning his cap as Bertrand glides by!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
This film is wonderful... Nestor Almendros' work is sensational, seamless and the long-honed result of ten years hard graft in the New Wave (much of it with Truffaut). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Filmfan
Good filmmaking is timeless
Nothing much happens but still enjoyable; must be a French film! No nudity or bedroom scenes despite the title suggesting that this must happen! Read more
Published 4 months ago by katyn1940
Definitive Single Guy
This film (the US version with Burt Reynolds) is the definition of what you would dream to be if you were a single guy. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kevin S
Oozes with charm
I saw this film at Birmingham Arts Centre when i was 19 or 20 and don't remember much about it, other than feeling envious about all these lovely French women he was loving. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jan Mecir
The original is the real deal
This review is for the Burt Reynolds version. For some unknown reason, reviews of the French version have also been inserted into this page for the American remake. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by ergoatlantis
L'Homme Qui Aiment Les Jambes
When this came out in the late 70s, a lot of people marked this off as some kind of chic movie about women and his conquests, but they couldn't be further from the truth, this film... Read more
Published on 14 May 2009 by DL Productions UK
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