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L' Homme qui Aimait les Femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) (1977)

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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 40ish and somewhat square, no woman in the town of Montpelier seems capable of resisting his earnest advances. Not much else happens in The Man Who Loved Women, but in the hands of master visual storyteller François Truffaut, the threadbare plot accumulates deep and ominous philosophical resonances. What drives Morane from woman to woman, and

Jan 23, 2001

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It is one of the few late Truffauts to muster any weight and complexity.

November 13, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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The movie is a supremely humane, sophisticated comedy that is as much fun to watch for the variations Mr. Truffaut works on classic man-woman routines as for the routines themselves.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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It's not top-drawer Truffaut, but it worked for me.

November 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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[A] swiftly paced, light-hearted exercise.

November 13, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Charmless.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A provocative, arch and intriguing exploration of sexual relations through the eyes of one unusual, dysfunctional individual tempered by a subtle humour.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

a visual journal of a womanizer, and there is no denying that the famous director likewise appreciated a plethora of beautiful women the same way

October 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | Comment
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Far from Truffaut's best films, but still a very nice and funny recollection of the romantic and ultimately sad story of a daring womanizer in the search for the meaning of love.

September 1, 2007
pier007

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"The Man Who Loved Women" is an engaging, easy-to-watch story, but if you're a film buff looking for bold hallmarks of the French New Wave, you won't find much. Really, the only deviant touch is one self-reflexive scene in which some book publishers discuss the autobiography which the protagonist has submitted. It's as

November 1, 2009
Eric Broome

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Foreign Titles

  • Der Mann, der die Frauen liebte (DE)
  • The Man Who Loved Women (L'Homme Qui Aimait Les Femmes) (UK)
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