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In the fourth installment of François Truffaut's Antoine Doniel series, this romantic comedy shows how Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) went from being a mischievous boy to an adorably charming young man of 26. Domicile Conjugal begins with Antoine settling down with Christine (Claude Jade), his girlfriend from the previous film, Baisers volés. He finds himself accepted and loved by his wife and her family, so the young couple move in to an apartment building together. They live in a lively
PG, 1 hr. 35 min.
Sep 1, 1970 Wide
Apr 29, 2003
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
I can't help believing that François Truffaut's latest Antoine Doinel comedy, Bed and Board, will turn out to be one of the loveliest, most intelligent movies we'll see in all of 1971.
The film is entertaining and discreetly sentimental, though perhaps a little too flattering to the fantasies of the young adult audience.
Bed and Board is a charming, pleasant and touching film, and the best sequel of the series.
It's a minor Truffaut domestic romantic comedy, the least satisfactory of the series, although it's not without the usual charm and amusing moments.
The continuing enchanting adventures of Antoine Doinel; not quite a Truffaut classic, but close.
The sadness of the film's decaying domesticity keeps undermining it, giving it the air of a melancholy B-side to what's come before.
Pretty ordinary stuff, but charming the way Truffaut captures the vignettes
Francois Truffaut is the family member, maybe an uncle or a distant cousin, who always tells good stories. He may narrate the simplest episodes with a tenderness, an openness of spirit, that engages. He is the most creative director whose work I have ever seen. He infuses all of his films with sincerity and beauty that
January 31, 2009Super Reviewer
Started off a bit slow but aphorisms relevant to my life really won me over. Most romantic line: "You were my sister, my daughter, my mother."
December 27, 2007Super Reviewer
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