Les deux anglaises et le continent (1971)

Director:

François Truffaut

Writers:

Henri-Pierre Roché (novel)
François Truffaut (adaptation) ...

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

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:

Featured in Georges Delerue (1995) (TV)

A love triangle between two lady and a gentleman, between an island and a continent

Truffaut's this masterpiece is a novel adaptation. Truffaut's skillful story-telling meets with the magnificent performance of Léaud. The story seems to be melodramatic. Truffaut's biggest success in that film is the narrative clearness and "economy". Truffaut uses very subjective plots, but he never leaves the spirit of the story. The contrast of two sisters and the different point of views of English Ladies and the French gentleman creates the brilliant dramatic effect.Truffaut is also very successful about underlining the Freudian relationship of Anne and Muriel and their attitudes towards their mother.