Domicile conjugal

"First Truffaut gave us The 400 Blows. Then Stolen Kisses... and now Bed and Board."

Sep 9 1970 GP 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.

Plot

Some time after "Baisers Volés", Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and Christine Darbon (Claude Jade) are married and Antoine works dying flowers, and Christine is pregnant and gives private classes of violin. When Christine is near to have a baby, Antoine decides to find a new job, and he succeeds due to a misunderstanding of his employer. In a business meeting, he meets the Japanese Kyoko (Mademoiselle Hiroko) and they have an affair. When Christine accidentally discovers that Antoine has a lover, they separate. But later they miss each other and realize that they do love each other.

Written by

François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon

Directed by

François Truffaut

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica, Les Films du Carrosse

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win total

Trailers
Criterion Trailer 187: Bed and Board
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