Bed & Board

A marvelous installment in the "Antoine Doinel" series. I think of it as a comedic version of Scenes from a Marriage. (Well, I dunno, maybe not, but it sounded like a clever thing to say.) Delightful bits of conversation and little flashes of brilliance... such as the way Antoine is informed of his child's birth. The absolute absurdity of his jobs -- dyeing flowers and then controlling the boats in a scale model harbor -- was a highly amusing flourish as well.

Another awesome film to the Doinel series. I feel that this one doesn't work on its own - you really need to see the other movies for this one to make sense. Antoine had the best job ever.

The acting is alright, but the film is comprised mostly of ostensibly humorous bits, and they all fell flat for me.

Much better than Stolen Kisses, it actually seems like a Truffaut film. It's not perfect but Christine dressed up is great.

Only slight less amusing and captivating than Stolen Kisses. Truffaut is a keen observer with great wit and energy, and Leaud' Doinel is a compelling figure. I probably have less patience with Doinel now that he's older, but he's still very sympathetic and charming.