Bed and Board (1970)
First Truffaut gave us 'The 400 Blows.' Then 'Stolen Kisses'... and now 'Bed and Board.'
Starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Daniel Ceccaldi
Directed by François Truffaut
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.
Runtime: 97 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: French
Countries: France,Italy
Genres: Comedy,Drama,Romance
Keywords: paris, france,adultery,job-hopping,expensive restaurant,1970s,infidelity,brothel,daily life,life planning,music teacher,married couple,fetish,pregnancy,violin,marriage crisis,neglect of one's spouse,routine,relationship,divorce,extramarital affair
Cast
Antoine Doinel
Christine Doinel
Lucien Darbon
Madame Darbon
Kyoko
Le Voisin Ténor
Silvana, la Femme du Ténor
Monique, la Secrétaire
Le Pseudo Étrangleur
Ginette, la Serveuse
L'homme Ivre (uncredited)
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Jacques
Césarin
Le Petit Christophe
L'ami de Césarin
Le Réparateur TV
Le Contractuel
L'employé de Bureau Ricaneur
Mr. Max
Marianne
Marie, la Prostituée
Monsieur Desbois
Baumel
La Mère de Marianne
Madame Martin, la Concierge
Le Petit Homme
Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)
L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)
Monsieur Hulot (uncredited)
Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)
L'employée de M. Max (uncredited)
Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)
Le Père de Kyoko (uncredited)
Madame Claude (uncredited)
Amie de Kyoko (uncredited)
Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)
Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)
L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)
Petit Rôle (uncredited)
Dame au Restaurant (uncredited)