Jules et Jim Excerpt 5: Jules’s disagreeable remarks about women; Catherine jumps into the Seine river (2’12”)
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Jules et Jim Excerpt 5: Jules’s disagreeable remarks about women; Catherine jumps into the Seine river (2’12”)
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| 1. | Discuss the introduction of the theme of conjugal fidelity. Why is this ironic, retrospectively? |
| 2. | What do we see on the screen while Jules begins his remarks on women? Why? |
| 3. | Describe Jim’s reaction when Jules quotes Baudelaire? What is he thinking about? |
| 4. | Why, in your opinion, does Catherine jump into the Seine? |
| 5. | What is the role of the voice-over narration after Catherine’s jump? |
| 6. | Jules repeats twice: “Catherine, tu es fou” (“Catherine, you’re crazy.”) “Fou” is the masculine form of the French adjective “crazy”. Discuss. |