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Bed and Board

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

Duration

1h 37m

Release

9 Sept 1970

Country

France

Language

French

Overview

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

Antoine Doinel works dying flowers in the courtyard outside his apartment. He is married to Christine, who is pregnant. He has an affair with a Japanese woman, jeopardising his marriage.

Cast

Jean-Pierre LéaudClaude JadeHiroko Berghauer

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

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Director

François Truffaut

Writers

François TruffautClaude de GivrayBernard Revon

Awards

1 win total

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