Willie & Phil
Willie & Phil is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, and Ray Sharkey. It is an American remake of Francois Truffaut's Jules et Jim (1962).
Plot
The film is set in late 1970s New York City, amidst the counterculture chic of that era. Willie, a high school English teacher who plays jazz piano, and Phil, a fashion photographer, meet as they exit the Bleecker Street Cinema, where Jules et Jim has just been shown, and become friends. They both fall in love with Jeannette, a girl from Kentucky. The plot then follows the love triangle from Jules et Jim.
More details
| author | Paul Mazursky |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Paul Mazursky |
| editor | Donn Cambern |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | counterculture english teacher fashion photographer jules et jim love triangle street cinema |
| musicBy | Claude Bolling |
| producer | Paul Mazursky |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | high school romantic comedy |