The movie was written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch.
It won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (France) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anouk Aimée) and Best Director.
A sequel, Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà (A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later) was released in 1986.