Featured Audience Ratings

• Jim H

  
  A scientist writes about book about his sexual exploits. As I watched this film, I wondered if it was supposed to be satirical comedy or if there was something I wasn't understanding, that it was saying something complex about sexual politics. Even as the film drew to its… More
  A scientist writes about book about his sexual exploits. As I watched this film, I wondered if it was supposed to be satirical comedy or if there was something I wasn't understanding, that it was saying something complex about sexual politics. Even as the film drew to its conclusion, I couldn't figure out if Francois Truffaut was taking me for a ride that ended nowhere or if I simply wasn't smart enough to be in on the joke. I feel the same way now. What is certain is that this is a lesser Truffaut film, not up to Antoine Doinel par, but nevertheless the images are sharp, the plot unfolds with ease, and the acting is quite good; Charles Denner is uninhibited and occasionally charming. I wish the film would have more fully explored his few attempts at love over lust, but considering I don't really know what Truffaut was shooting at, I don't even know if this a fair criticism. Overall, I suppose this should be on one's checklist of Truffaut films to see, but there are so many better ones.

• Anthony L

  
  There is something a little dated about The Man Who Loved Women, it is a little creepy at times although it wants to be romantic. It does touch on the fact that the main character Bertrand Morane has got a problem and his obsession isn't right but it's not always explained… More
  There is something a little dated about The Man Who Loved Women, it is a little creepy at times although it wants to be romantic. It does touch on the fact that the main character Bertrand Morane has got a problem and his obsession isn't right but it's not always explained in a way that brings any sympathy - although maybe it's never needed as he is always very likable. The background story of his relationship with his mother are some of the more interesting parts of the film but the pop-psychology also dates the film, even for 1977. I can't wait to see the Burt Reynolds remake!!! (I'd quite like to see Patrick O'Brien's obvious piss take - The Man with the Smallest Penis in Existence and the Electron Microscope Technician Who Loved Him)

• Pierluigi P

  
  Far from Truffaut's best films, but still a very nice and funny recollection of the romantic and ultimately sad story of a daring womanizer in the search for the meaning of love.

• Eric B

  
  "The Man Who Loved Women" is an engaging, easy-to-watch story, but if you're a film buff looking for bold hallmarks of the French New Wave, you won't find much. Really, the only deviant touch is one self-reflexive scene in which some book publishers discuss the… More
  "The Man Who Loved Women" is an engaging, easy-to-watch story, but if you're a film buff looking for bold hallmarks of the French New Wave, you won't find much. Really, the only deviant touch is one self-reflexive scene in which some book publishers discuss the autobiography which the protagonist has submitted. It's as if the film's script is already being critiqued within itself. Otherwise, the plot structure involves flashback and is somewhat episodic, but this is simply the best way to tell the tale rather than an aggressive "challenge" to the viewer. So, your best bet is to take off your scholar's robes and just *enjoy* this gentle, bittersweet fable of an unlikely, not-so-dashing womanizer who wins all hearts through sheer sincerity and persistence. One advisory: There is not nearly as much titillation as one might expect, given the subject matter.

• Stefan P

  
  Great characters and pretty funny. Well worth seeing.