Starting just before the Great War and spanning three decades, François Truffaut's hugely popular classic JULES ET JIM depicts one of cinema's most captivating love triangles, between two best friends – the Austrian Jules (Oskar Werner) and the French Jim (Henri Serre) - and the object of their mutual desire, the enigmatic and alluring Catherine, played with verve and sensitivity by Jeanne Moreau. Following its UK theatrical release via BFI Distribution in February, it comes to Blu-ray in a new 2K restoration, released by the BFI on 25 April. Among the many extras is a new panel discussion about Francois Truffaut's work and an audio commentary with Jeanne Moreau and Serge Toubiana recorded in 2000.
Fast, funny and stylish, JULES ET JIM is a deeply affecting and engaging testament to love, loyalty and freedom, and remains a highly influential landmark of world cinema.
Special features
Presented in High Definition from a new 2K restoration
Audio commentary with Jeanne Moreau and Serge Toubiana (106 mins, 2000)
François Truffaut panel discussion (2022, 54 mins): film scholars Pasquale Iannone, Marilyn Mallia, Sonali Joshi, Ginette Vincendeau and Catherine Wheatley discuss key themes and influences in Truffaut's work
The John Player Lecture: François Truffaut (c1972, 53 mins, audio): the director discusses his films
Jeanne Moreau in Conversation (1982, 83 mins, audio): the Jules et Jim star talks with Don Allen about her life and career
Screen Epiphanies: John Hurt on Jules et Jim (2010, 8 mins): the actor on his first viewing of the film and the lasting impression it has left on him
Trailers
Stills gallery
*** First pressing only*** Illustrated booklet with essays by Pasquale Iannone and Lillian Crawford; a contemporary review from Monthly Film Bulletin, a biography of Francois Truffaut, credits and notes on the special features.
