Bed & Board

– Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Original Name:
Domicile conjugal
Bed & Board (1970) - Also known as Domicile conjugal

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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Bed & Board (1970) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Sep 1970

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Director:

François Truffaut

Writer:

François Truffaut (scenario and dialogue), Claude de Givray (scenario and dialogue), Bernard Revon (scenario and dialogue)

Main Actors:

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Barbara Laage

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.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%