Jules Et Jim

Description

"We recognized each other, then we lost touch..." This scene is inherent to any self-respecting film festival ceremony. The scene? In front of an audience of evening gowns and tuxedos forcing smiles, an actress sings the first measures of "Le Tourbillon." In a few seconds, the ice is broken. "Le Tourbillon" remains the Rosebud song of cinema. Written by Serge Rezvani and delivered precariously by Jeanne Moreau, this song should not overshadow the essential: the soundtrack of Jules and Jim, François Truffaut's iconic film released in 1962, ranks among the best scores of the New Wave. And rightly so, because composer Georges Delerue instinctively managed, with his orchestra, to translate the libertarian spirit of a cinema and an era into music. The result is a dynamic soundtrack that sways between brass band and orchestral pop. Another whirlwind story? But how else could one better crystallize this three-way love story, this youth, and, also, the sixties...