L’Homme qui aimait les femmes

It’s almost unbelievable that a movie with so many beautiful ladies could be so mundane. On the other hand Denner plays his nonchalant playboy with such verve that even the staunchest feminist would succumb to him in an instant. But still I got the impression that rather than Truffaut’s love for women, his passion for books shone out of this. P.S.: Otherwise it’s quite a faithful adaptation of Pshimi’s reviews reflecting his own antics. I could really see that big-eared Bohemian in it. (03.12.2008)

The fact that Don Juan-type characters do not have an easy life and their activities have little in common with love, but dangerously approach a sports discipline and obsession has long been known. Francois Truffaut was able to imbue his protagonist with traits of ironic exaggeration and look distantly at his foolishness. As usual with him, autobiographical elements appear in the film, as well as expressions of the director's relationship to art, especially to books. Nevertheless, the film is not among the best of what Truffaut has directed and is rather average. Especially for those who have mapped his filmography, it is rather disappointing. Overall impression: 65%. (02.10.2009)