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And Now My Love (1974): Cast & Plot

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And Now My Love is a 1974 romantic drama directed by Claude Lelouch, starring Marthe Keller as Sarah / Her Mother / Her Grandmother, Charles Denner and Gérard Sire. It runs 2 hours 30 minutes.

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And Now My Love (1974) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h 30m (150 min)
Director
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Drama , Romance
Original language
French
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is And Now My Love About?

The premise of And Now My Love without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A sweeping romance that traces a woman’s and a man’s intertwined destinies across multiple generations. Beginning in an earlier era, their connection resurfaces through the twentieth century, moving across Europe, America and other lands, illustrating love’s persistence despite time and distance.

And Now My Love Themes & Keywords

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  • world war one
  • jewish family
  • jewish man
  • reference to the russian revolution
  • death in childbirth
  • early cinema
  • reference to marilyn monroe
  • reference to nikita kruschev
  • reference to joseph stalin
  • reference to jfk assassination
  • reference to mao zedong
  • unrequited love
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  • reference to charles de gaulle
  • reference to moshe dayan
  • reference to jack kerouac
  • reference to allen ginsberg
  • reference to bob dylan
  • reference to benito mussolini
  • reference to john f. kennedy
  • france
  • woman
  • man
  • voice over writing
  • car crash
  • archive footage
  • israel
  • 1960s
  • hong kong
  • 1910s
  • stolen car
  • attempted suicide
  • rooster
  • 20th century
  • petty thief
  • advertising film
  • jerusalem
  • post world war two
  • trenches
  • rich girl
  • jewish woman
  • pornography filmmaking
  • war widow
  • reference to adolf hitler
  • year 1962
  • citroen ds
  • trip around the world
  • photography
  • prison
  • rome italy
  • soviet union
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Cast & crew

And Now My Love Cast & Characters

Marthe Keller leads the cast as Sarah / Her Mother / Her Grandmother, with Charles Denner as Sarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather and Gérard Sire as Journaliste à la radio/homme de main du père de Sarah. Directed by Claude Lelouch; 14 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in And Now My Love

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From the director

More from Claude Lelouch

More films directed by Claude Lelouch, best-rated first: Roman de gare, September 11, And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... and At the End of the Day.

Full filmography
Plot

And Now My Love Plot Summary

What happens in And Now My Love from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

A sweeping, multi-generational drama that threads real-world events into a personal family saga, the film opens with a quiet glimpse of pre-World War I France. In a park, a man operating a Lumière camera charms a woman into sharing a moment that will echo through the years. When he is called to serve and later falls in action, his partner is left to raise their child with the weight of posthumous medals. Sarah’s father, portrayed by Charles Denner, appears in this opening chapter as an intimate connection to a world already shifting beneath their feet.

Full summary

The whole story of And Now My Love, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know And Now My Love?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Which actor portrays the character Simon Duroc?

Details

And Now My Love Also Known As

8 alternative titles, including “Ein Leben lang” and “Tutta una vita”.

Also known as
  • Ein Leben lang
  • Tutta una vita
  • 如今我的爱
  • Цял един живот
  • Toda Uma Vida
  • Вся жизнь
  • Całe nasze życie
  • Celý jeden život

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FAQ

And Now My Love FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of And Now My Love, each answered in a sentence.

How long is And Now My Love?

And Now My Love runs 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).

When was And Now My Love released?

And Now My Love was released on May 15, 1974.

Who directed And Now My Love?

And Now My Love was directed by Claude Lelouch.

More films by Claude Lelouch

Who is in the cast of And Now My Love?

And Now My Love stars Marthe Keller as Sarah / Her Mother / Her Grandmother, Charles Denner as Sarah's Father / Operator / Sarah's Grandfather and Gérard Sire as Journaliste à la radio/homme de main du père de Sarah, among 14 credited actors.

Does And Now My Love have a post-credit scene?

No. And Now My Love has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is And Now My Love in?

The original language of And Now My Love is French.

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