Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance (Un autre homme, une autre chance, UK title: Another Man, Another Woman) is a 1977 French western film directed by Claude Lelouch.^[1]

Another Man, Another Chance
Directed by	Claude Lelouch
Written by	Claude Lelouch
Produced by	Georges Dancigers Alexandre Mnouchkine
Starring	James Caan Geneviève Bujold Francis Huster
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez Jacques Lefrancois
Edited by	Georges Klotz Fabien D. Tordjmann
Music by	Francis Lai
Production company	Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) (France)
Running time	136 minutes
Countries	France United States
Languages	English French

Plot

France in 1870: Napoleon III has just lost the war against Prussia and left the country in poverty.

Young Jeanne (Geneviève Bujold) falls in love with photographer Francis (Francis Huster), who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to The United States. In a small town in the still Wild West, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David (James Caan) lives on his lonesome farm with his wife.

It takes two years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. Alone with a child, Jeanne has decided to return to France and is about to leave but then she and David silently and carefully fall in love for the second time in their lives and hope returns.

Cast

• James Caan as David Williams
• Geneviève Bujold as Jeanne Leroy (née Perriere)
• Francis Huster as Francis Leroy
• Susan Tyrrell as Debby / Alice
• Jennifer Warren as Mary Williams
• Rossie Harris as Simon
• Linda Lee Lyons as Sarah
• Jacques Villeret as Customer
• Fred Stuthman as Mary's Father
• Diana Douglas as Mary's Mother
• Michael Berryman as 1st Bandit
• William S. Bartman as Telegrapher
• Dominic Barto as Wounded Man
• Dick Farnsworth as Stagecoach Driver
• George Flaherty as Sheriff Carter
• Christopher Lloyd^[2]

Reception

Filmink said "it's a little McCabe and Mrs Miller-ish with its usual, semi-lyrical look at an old West interspersed with shocking scenes of violence. It was shot (mostly) in English with a name co-star Genevieve Bujold, but no one saw it. More's the pity."^[3]