The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%. Number 3 of 4 in its series by score.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
316 audience votes
Key crew
- François TruffautDirector
- Antoine DuhamelOriginal Music Composer
- François TruffautScreenplay
- Claude de GivrayScreenplay
- Bernard RevonScreenplay
Cast
- Jean-Pierre LéaudAntoine Doinel
- Claude JadeChristine Doinel
- Daniel CeccaldiLucien Darbon
- Claire DuhamelMadame Darbon
- Hiroko MatsumotoKyoko
- Daniel BoulangerLe Voisin Ténor
- Silvana BlasiSilvana, la Femme du Ténor
- Barbara LaageMonique, la Secrétaire
- Claude VégaLe Pseudo Étrangleur
- Danièle GirardGinette, la Serveuse
- Philippe LéotardL'homme Ivre (uncredited)
- François TruffautLe Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
adulteryinfidelityparis, franceexpensive restaurantmarriage crisisjob-hoppingbrothel1970sviolinmusic teachermarried coupleroutine
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