Jules et Jim

Those with heavy sensibilities along the lines of conventional "morality" seem to have a hard time allowing themselves to enjoy this film for what it is: A beautiful visual poem about the passing of time and the progression and growth of an unusual friendship. This friendship may be unusual but feels completely natural and true. Jules and Jim if anything, exhibit great maturity in their relationship with each other and Catherine. It's refreshing to see a film dealing with a deep love, friendship and emotional bond between two males and a mutual love for a woman, without the usual competitiveness and controlling possessiveness that is the norm. Jules and Jim come off more as an enlightened pair. It seems understood among them there is no real belonging of one human being to another. Catherine's whims of the heart are discussed between them at every stage throughout the film and they are willing to accept them and love her for who she is as well as each other.

I do feel that this film lost it's pacing toward the end and seemed to speed up to conclusion. That being it's only flaw. Visually it is stunning. Francois Truffaut was a poet with the camera and his subtle nuances are captivating. The scenes of Jules, Jim and Catherine enjoying days together seem so natural and evoke the feel of wonderful days spent together among best friends that transported me back to days gone by.

"we met with a kiss/ a hit, then a miss/ and we parted/ we went our own ways/ in life's whirlpool of days/ around and around we go/ together bound/ together bound

一战前，德国人祖（奥斯卡·威内尔 Oskar Werner 饰）和法国人占（亨利·赛尔 Henri Serre饰）在巴黎结识。他们意趣相投，对诗歌和小说都有强烈而共同的兴趣，甚至二人为着同一个雕塑也着迷。顺利成章地，祖与占都爱上了同一个女子：聪明貌美的凯瑟琳（让娜·莫罗 Jeanne Moreau饰）。
　　在这样的关系中，占选择了成全温柔单纯的祖。他们一起到乡间度假，度过了美妙时光。然而一战的爆发，却让他们失去了联系，在自己国家服役期间，他们多么担心会在战场上杀死自己的好友。而朱尔，从不间断地给妻子凯瑟琳写信。
　　战争结束，祖与占再次相遇，占觉察到祖和凯瑟琳的关系很糟糕——她对婚姻以外的感情从没停止过追逐，喜欢在各种爱情关系中享受自由。占在祖家中住下，凯瑟琳毫不掩饰对占的爱，这段三角关系平衡而快乐的维系着，旁人完全看不透。当占要离去时，凯瑟琳直率锐利的性格让事情起了变化……　　

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