Jules and Jim (#281)

Hailed as one of the finest films ever made,Jules and Jimcharts, over twenty-five years, the relationship between two friends and the object of their mutual obsession. The legendary Franois Truffaut directs, and Jeanne Moreau stars as the alluring and willful Catherine, whose enigmatic smile and passionate nature lure Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) into one of cinemas most captivating romantic triangles. An exuberant and poignant meditation on freedom, loyalty, and the fortitude of love,Jules and Jimwas a worldwide smash in 1962 and remains every bit as audacious and entrancing today.

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FILM INFO

• France
• 1962
• 106 minutes
• Black & White
• 2.35:1
• French
• Spine #281

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New, restored 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Two audio commentaries: one featuring coscreenwriter Jean Gruault, longtime Franois Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman, editor Claudine Bouch, and film scholar Annette Insdorf; the other featuring actor Jeanne Moreau and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana
• Excerpts fromThe Key to Jules and Jim(1985), a documentary about author Henri-Pierre Roch and the real-life relationships that inspired the novel and film
• Interviews with Gruault and cinematographer Raoul Coutard
• Conversation between film scholars Robert Stam and Dudley Andrew
• Excerpt from a 1965 episode of the French TV programCinastes de notre tempsdedicated to Truffaut
• Segment from a 1969 episode of the French TV showLinvit du dimanchefeaturing Truffaut, Moreau, and filmmaker Jean Renoir
• Excerpts from Truffauts first appearance on American television, a 1977 interview with New York Film Festival director Richard Roud
• Excerpts from a 1979 American Film Institute seminar given by Truffaut
• Audio interview with Truffaut from 1980
• Trailer
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic John Powers, a 1981 piece by Truffaut on Roch, and script notes from Truffaut to Gruault
  
  New cover by David Downton