Overview
A poignant exploration of love and loss through the eyes of a man who adored women.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sophisticated
- humane
- date night
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a sophisticated, humane, and entertaining romantic comedy, while some find its literary self-consciousness and characterization superficial or irritating.
What sets it apart
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Bertrand narrates and writes his love affairs as an autobiographical novel, filtering experience through authorial performance.
The film treats Bertrand's serial affairs and need to charm with wit, irony, and sympathy rather than simple condemnation.
Bertrand's repeated affairs express a persistent need for connection and validation beneath his ladykiller persona.
The flashback account organizes Bertrand's life around multiple female lovers and distinct romantic episodes.
Films like The Man Who Loved Women, and why
Bed and Board
sophisticated romantic comedy, male romantic self-invention, and humane comic observation of relationships
Day for Night
french new wave sensibility, autobiographical storytelling, romantic restlessness, and playful literary structure
Alfie
witty but melancholic romantic comedy centered on serial affairs and an elusive bachelor protagonist
The Last Metro
stylized relationship comedy, erotic self-mythologizing, and a charismatic but emotionally evasive womanizer
Movie Details
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Release Date
- 1977-04-27
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (222)
Cast
- Charles Denner
- Leslie Caron
- Nelly Borgeaud
- Valérie Bonnier
- Sabine Glaser
- Brigitte Fossey
- Geneviève Fontanel
- Anna Perrier
- Marie-Jeanne Montfajon
- Jean Dasté
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Man Who Loved Women about?
- A charming Parisian engineer turns his lifelong pursuit of women into a witty, wistful meditation on desire, loneliness, and the stories people write about themselves.
- What is The Man Who Loved Women like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Man Who Loved Women as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Man Who Loved Women violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Man Who Loved Women.
- What did critics think of The Man Who Loved Women?
- Critics broadly regard it as a sophisticated, humane, and entertaining romantic comedy, while some find its literary self-consciousness and characterization superficial or irritating.
- Which films are like The Man Who Loved Women?
- Films with a similar feel include Bed and Board, Day for Night, Alfie, and The Last Metro.
- How long is The Man Who Loved Women?
- The Man Who Loved Women runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Man Who Loved Women?
- In United States, The Man Who Loved Women streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.
