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First Truffaut gave us The 400 Blows. Then Stolen Kisses... and now Bed and Board. - Bed and Board
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Title: Bed and Board

Release Date: 9 Sep 1970

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica, Les Films du Carrosse

Production Companies: Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica, Les Films du Carrosse

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (273 votes)

Cast

  • Antoine Doinel: Jean-Pierre Léaud
  • Christine Doinel: Claude Jade
  • Lucien Darbon: Daniel Ceccaldi
  • Madame Darbon: Claire Duhamel
  • Kyoko: Hiroko Berghauer
  • Le Voisin Ténor: Daniel Boulanger
  • Silvana, la Femme du Ténor: Silvana Blasi
  • Monique, la Secrétaire: Barbara Laage
  • Le Pseudo Étrangleur: Claude Véga
  • Ginette, la Serveuse: Danièle Girard
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