‘A Man and a Woman’ Blu-ray Joins The Criterion Collection

   December 15, 2025  Posted in Film News
A Man and a Woman (1966)
A Man and a Woman (1966)

Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romance A Man and a Woman arrives on a director-approved Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 2K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Set against the Normandy coast, two widowed single parents (Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant) fall into a hesitant love, buoyed by Francis Lai’s unforgettable score.

A Man and a Woman (1966) - The Criterion Collection

Film Info

Country: France
Year: 1966
Runtime: 103 minutes
Color/Black and White | 1.66:1 | French
Spine: #1304

Special Features

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition features:

  • New 2K digital restoration, supervised and approved by Claude Lelouch, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • New interview with Lelouch
  • Making-of documentary shot on location
  • Archival footage of Lelouch at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
  • C’était un rendez-vous (1976), a short film by Lelouch, with a new introduction by the director
  • Trailers
  • New English subtitle translation
  • Plus: an essay by critic Carrie Rickey; new cover by Eric Skillman

Release Date

The Criterion Blu-ray of A Man and a Woman releases on March 31, 2026 and can be pre-ordered here.

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