''Love Is a Funny Thing'' (french: Un homme qui me plaît, a.k.a. ''A Man I Like'') is a

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

French romantic drama film directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained criti ...

Plot

An accidental meeting in the United States between an actress and a composer, both French. Leaving her husband and child in

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, Françoise, cinema actress, driven to the United States, is waiting for her break. Composer Henri, married to an Italian, is only in New York to record film music. They are both waiting to go to

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. There, they become lovers. The next day, Henri decides to delay his return for 24 hours to take Françoise to Las Vegas. Another night of love later, they hire a car and travel across the US with the intention of heading back for New York.

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor and producer. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits ...

as ''Henri'' *

Annie Girardot Annie Suzanne Girardot (25 October 193128 February 2011) was a French actress. She often played strong-willed, independent, hard-working, and often lonely women, imbuing her characters with an earthiness and reality that endeared her to women und ...

as ''Françoise'' *

Kaz Garas Kaz Garas (born 4 March 1940) is a Lithuanian-American retired actor, best known for his starring role in the TV-series ''Strange Report'', and for his numerous portrayals of sheriffs in low-budget thrillers. Early life Garas was born in Kaunas ...

as ''Paul'' *

Peter Bergman Peter Michael Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American actor best known for his portrayals on soap operas, such as Cliff Warner on ''All My Children'' (1979–89) on ABC as well as Jack Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1989–prese ...

as ''Director'' * Farrah Fawcett as ''Patricia'' * Foster Hood as ''Indian'' * Bill Quinn as ''Passenger'' *

Timothy Blake Timothy Blake is an actress whose career was active from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. The films she has appeared in include, ''Adam at 6 A.M.'', '' They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'', ''Who'll Stop the Rain'', and ''Finders Keepers''. She ...

as ''The Dominos'' *

Jerry Cipperly Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...

as ''Waiter in Cafe'' * Marie Pia Conte as ''Henri's Wife'' *

Arturo Dominici Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered fo ...

as ''Customs Officer'' * Sweet Emma as ''Herself'' *

Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 19291 February 1988) was a French film actor. He appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film '' The French Connection''. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian. Selected filmography *1955: ...

as ''Françoise's Husband''

Production

Parts of the film were shot at Monument Valley and the Goulding Trading Post in

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References

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''Love is a Funny Thing''
at Le Film Guide 1960s French films 1969 films Adultery in films Films directed by Claude Lelouch Films scored by Francis Lai Films set in the United States Films shot in Utah French romantic drama films {{1960s-France-film-stub