I saw this film recently for the first time since it was first released. At the time I first saw it I was my early 20s, and I remember swooning at the romance of it all. Watching it again, I felt embarrassed for my 20-something self. What a silly, superficial film, about silly superficial people - a racing car driver and a continuity 'girl' (as they were known in those days). I guess that was part of the appeal - giving people a glimpse into these 'glamorous' lives. The fact that it got the Catholic Church official seal of approval tells us a lot. It is also hilariously sexist by today's standards. And the intermittent interjection of musical interludes is just plain ridiculous. The syrupy theme music has become a cliché, and deservedly so. The children are refreshingly un-cute - particularly the multi-lingual Antoine. But not worth wasting 1h40mins for.
Review of A Man and a Woman
