In the years leading up to World War I, Jules and Jim are inseparable friends. Living in Paris gives them ample opportunities to expand their horizons as they discuss politics, the arts and life in general. Jim is something of a ladies man but Jules isn't so lucky. They soon meet Catherine, a free spirit and the three of them enjoy life together. She soon agrees to marry Jules but with the arrival of the war Jules, a German, return to his home country to serve in the army. Jim serves in the French army and both survive the war. It is a happy day when the two friends are reunited but Jules admits that his marriage has been less than successful and that Catherine has taken many lovers over the years. He loves her very much however and will go to any lengths to keep her with him. Jim and Catherine soon become lovers, with Jules' tacit approval, but Catherine's own needs and desires lead to tragedy.
Truffaut
Truffaut filmed his movie with help of cinematographer Raoul Coutard. Coutard was one of the most prominent cinematographers of the New Wave movement, lensing classics like À Bout de souffle (1960), Une Femme est une Femme (1961) Pierrot le Fou (1965) & Alphaville (1965) for Jean-Luc Godard (the other famous director of the movement) and several others also for Truffaut.
Coutard, who basically started filming when he started working with Godard, will be known mostly for his New Wave style of filming using hand-held cameras and natural lightning mostly, giving his work an unpolished, documentary feel.
Truffaut filmed his movie with help of cinematographer Raoul Coutard. Coutard was one of the most prominent cinematographers of the New Wave movement, lensing classics like À Bout de souffle (1960), Une Femme est une Femme (1961) Pierrot le Fou (1965) & Alphaville (1965) for Jean-Luc Godard (the other famous director of the movement) and several others also for Truffaut.
The French New Wave and its Conventions
Many usually site Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless as the most influential film that started the French New Wave, but Jules and Jim was the most audacious and lovable incorporating such New Wave aesthetics as newsreel footage, photographic stills, freeze frames, panning shots, wipes, masking, dolly shots, and voice-over narration.
The idea of The French New Wave film was that it should seem personal and freewheeling, where the directors often chose to shoot on location, using natural lighting and often using hand-held cameras which added to the experimental feel of the films. Key themes explored in the French New Wave include breaking the distinguishing boundaries of realism, and the idea of exploring the relationships between men and women.
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