A MAN AND A WOMAN
The film that revealed Deauville to the world
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Shot in November 1965 and released in 1966, Claude Lelouch's film "A Man and a Woman" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, two Oscars (best foreign film and best original screenplay) and 47 international awards. Claude Lelouch became one of the most important French directors and Deauville became the place to be for lovers and romance.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film in 2006, the Place Claude Lelouch was inaugurated in the presence of the director, his leading actress Anouk Aimée, Francis Lai and Pierre Barouh, respectively composer and lyricist of the famous film song.
To symbolize its image as a city of lovers, Deauville has installed a heart-shaped sculpture on its seafront, created by Antoine Arnoux. As on the Pont des Arts in Paris, couples can come and seal their love by hanging a padlock and exchange oaths, promises, desires or secrets.
