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Essay / Review of the film 'Jules et Jim' - 727
Review of the film 'Jules et Jim', a film based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roche about the relationship between his wife and her friend, Franz Hesse , revolves around decades of a love triangle between two friends and an impulsive woman. I loved the plot of the film and the drama that unfolds between the two best friends and the woman of their lives. Although coming from different backgrounds, with Jules the Austrian and Jim French, they maintain a great friendship and freedom until they meet Catherine, a woman with whom they both fall in love. Jules knows he wants a girl, but can't find the right woman. Previously, they had exchanged and shared girlfriends. However, when they meet Catherine, the woman on a statue they passed in the Adriatic, Jules lets Jim know that he is not ready to share her with him. Finally, Jules leaves for Austria to marry the woman with whom the two men are already in love. The love for this woman runs so deep that Jim even marries her briefly while visiting the couple in Austria after the Great War. The story, however, has a sad ending, with the death of Catherine and Jim on a cliff. Catherine hopes to satisfy her excessive insecurity through the two friends, to the point of manipulating her husband Jules. I also loved the creativity of the filmmaking. The film's magical opening, with Truffaut explaining the characters before the film, marked a departure from the traditional way of filming, much like the shift from comedies to tragedies at the same time. Arguably, “Jules and Jim” was perhaps the most influential and best film made at the time, breaking with the past. For example, the introduction prepared the audience for the upcoming film. Besides... middle of paper ... you love him, don't think of me as an obstacle. Jules, once a conservative, realized that if Jim married his wife, he would have the opportunity to make things right between the two of them. The look on Jim's face indicates that this turn of events shocked him. He wasn't sure what to say next. Catherine may have been excited about sleeping with Jim because she was suggesting that he was welcome to move in with them. From now on, Jules warns: “Careful, Jim, watch out for both of you,” a sign that he was still deeply in love with Catherine. This is an indication of the influence of the new wave on the director in the making of the film. Many elements of the scene such as the use of a mid-level apartment, the economy of the casting team, and the incorporation of a narrator all show the growing influence of the new wave in the production of “Jules and Jim ».”