Jules et Jim Literary Elements

Jules et Jim Literary Elements

Director

Francois Truffaut

Leading Actors/Actresses

Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Marie Dubois

Genre

Drama, Romance

Language

French

Awards

n/a

Date of Release

1962

Producer

Marcel Berbert, François Truffaut

Setting and Context

Pre World War I - 1930s France and Germany

Narrator and Point of View

POV is that of Jules and Jim

Tone and Mood

Serious, dramatic, romantic

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist is Jules. Antagonist is Catherine and Jim.

Major Conflict

Jules marries Catherine who has had multiple affairs during their marriage. Jules asks Jim to marry her and they live together.

Climax

Jim leaves Catherine and she tries to shoot him. Much later he runs into her and Jules, and after lunch she drives Jim and herself off the bridge to their death.

Foreshadowing

Jim and Catherine riding ahead of Jules foreshadows the couple coming together while Jules drags behind in an attempt to be with them.

Understatement

It is understated that Jules will kill Jim.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

The film is an allusion to the woman taking on the role of philanderer, while the man is expected to stay faithful.

Paradox

Catherine has already attempted to kill Jim, paradoxically he trusts her enough to get into a car with again, or even be around her again.

Parallelism

Catherine’s killing Jim parallels her previous attempt to do so by shooting him.

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