'' A Man and a Woman '' had a total of 4,272,000 admissions in France and was also the 6th highest-grossing film of the year . In the United States , the film earned $ 14,000,000 . The film won several awards , including the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival , two Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress - Drama ( for Aimée ) , and two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay . A sequel , '' A Man and a Woman : 20 Years Later '' ( '' Un Homme et une Femme , 20 Ans Déjà '' ) was released in 1986 , followed by '' The Best Years of a Life '' , which was released in 2019
1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
A Man and a Woman