Les deux anglaises et le continent (1971)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

François Truffaut

Writers:

Henri-Pierre Roché (novel)
François Truffaut (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:

18 November 1971 (France)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot:

At the beginning of the 20th century, Claude Roc, a young middle-class Frenchman meets in Paris Ann Brown...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Letter | Marriage | Sex | Nudity

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Claude Roc
Kika Markham	...	Ann Brown
Stacey Tendeter	...	Muriel Brown
Sylvia Marriott	...	Mrs. Brown
Marie Mansart	...	Madame Roc
Philippe Léotard	...	Diurka
Irène Tunc	...	Ruta
Mark Peterson	...	Mr. Flint
Georges Delerue	...	Claude's Business Agent
Marie Iracane	...	Madame Roc's maidservant
Marcel Berbert	...	Vendeur d'art
Jeanne Lobre	...	Porter
David Markham	...	Palmist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sophie Baker	...	Amie au café (uncredited)
René Gaillard	...	Chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)
Anne Levaslot	...	Muriel enfant (uncredited)
Annie Miller	...	Monique (uncredited)
Christine Pellé	...	Secrétaire de Claude (uncredited)
Guillaume Schiffman	...	Enfant (uncredited)
Mathieu Schiffman	...	Enfant (uncredited)
Jeanne Sophie	...	Clarisse (uncredited)
Eva Truffaut	...	Enfant (uncredited)
François Truffaut	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Laura Truffaut	...	Enfant (uncredited)

Directed by
François Truffaut

Writing credits
Henri-Pierre Roché		(novel "Deux anglaises et le continent")
François Truffaut		(adaptation & dialogue) &
Jean Gruault		(adaptation & dialogue)

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Néstor Almendros		(as Nestor Almendros)

Film Editing by
Martine Barraqué
Yann Dedet

Production Design by
Michel de Broin

Costume Design by
Gitt Magrini

Makeup Department
Simone Knapp	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marcel Berbert	....	executive in charge of production
Claude Miller	....	production manager (as Claude Miler)
Roland Thénot	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Suzanne Schiffman	....	assistant director
Olivier Mergault	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Jean-Claude Dolbert	....	property master
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko	....	design assistant (as Jean-Pierre Kohut)

Sound Department
René Levert	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Lafaye	....	assistant camera
Jean-Claude Rivière	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pierangelo Cicoletti	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Claudine Kaufmann	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Christian Lentretien	....	production administrator
Christine Pellé	....	script girl

Production Companies

• Les Films du Carrosse
• Cinétel

Distributors

• Valoria Films (1971) (France) (theatrical)
• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1983) (France) (theatrical) (remasterd)
• MK2 Diffusion (2000) (France) (re-release)
• MK2 Éditions (2002) (France) (DVD) (special edition)
• Artfree (2009) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-issue)
• Gala Film Distributors (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Criterion Collection, The (USA) (laserdisc)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Janus Films (1972) (USA) (subtitled) (cut version)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• L.T.C.  laboratory
• S.I.S.  auditorium
• Tirelli Costumi  costumes (as Tirelli-Rome)

Also Known As:

Two English Girls (Canada: English title) (USA) (cut version)
Anne and Muriel (UK)
Les deux anglaises (France) (reissue title)
Two English Girls and the Continent (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

USA:108 min (cut version) | France:116 min (cut version) | 130 min (director's cut) | Argentina:120 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:11 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Auderville, Manche, France

Company:

Les Films du Carrosse

Trivia:

Anne's last words in the film are, "If you send for a doctor, I will see him now." These were writer Emily Brontë's last words before she died, Truffaut who was an avid reader probably used her words in the film as an homage or to compare her to the character of Anne.

Movie Connections:

References Jules et Jim (1962)

Melodramatic Triangle of Love

In the end of the Nineteenth Century, the English teenager Ann Brown (Kika Markham) travels from Wales to Paris and befriends the French Claude Roc (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and she invites him to visit her hometown, where she lives with her mother (Sylvia Marriot) and her younger sister Muriel (Stacey Tendeter). When Claude arrives at her home, Ann and Muriel become close friend of Claude, but Ann pushes Claude towards Muriel and they fall in love for each other. However their mothers propose a separation during one year without any communication between them to make them sure about their real feelings. But after six months in Paris, Claude is seduced by many love affairs and sends a letter to Muriel calling off their commitment. When Claude meets Ann in Paris later, they have a love affair; but Claude still has feelings for Muriel.

"Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent" is a pointless and dull romance with a melodramatic triangle of love that recalls a soap-opera most of the time. The cinematography, sets and costumes give a beautiful reconstitution of the period; the gorgeous Kika Markham and Stacey Tendeter have great performances; but the excessive narrative of the obvious is irritating and the feature could be shorter. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "As Duas Inglesas e o Amor" ("The Two Englishwomen and the Love")