At its core, this is a good film. Lelouch seems to have a very insightful eye for body language and ear for the tentative words two people who are slowly falling in love with each other might say (the lunch scene is exceptional; you completely forget that you're listening to actors). And Anouk Aimee is particularly luminous and beautifully enigmatic as the Woman. But sometimes the emotions tend to get overshadowed by Lelouch's insistent desire to be "stylish" and "groundbreaking". And there are some scenes (especially the racing ones) that are pure filler. (***)
Review of A Man and a Woman
