Мужчина и женщина
Upon its theatrical release in the United States, "A Man and a Woman" received mostly positive reviews. In his review in "The New York Times", Bosley Crowther wrote, "For a first-rate demonstration of the artfulness of a cameraman and the skill at putting together handsome pictures and a strongly sentimental musical score, there is nothing around any better than Claude Lelouch's "A Man and a Woman"." Crowther lauded the "beautiful and sometimes breath-taking exposition of visual imagery intended to excite the emotions" and praised the director for his ability to create something unique from the commonplace: