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Bed and Board
Film / 1970

Bed and Board

Directed by François Truffaut
ComedyDramaRomance

★ 7.1/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Jean-Pierre LéaudAntoine Doinel Claude JadeChristine Doinel Daniel CeccaldiLucien Darbon Claire DuhamelMadame Darbon Hiroko MatsumotoKyoko Daniel BoulangerLe Voisin Ténor Silvana BlasiSilvana, la Femme du Ténor Barbara LaageMonique, la Secrétaire Claude VégaLe Pseudo Étrangleur Danièle GirardGinette, la Serveuse Philippe LéotardL'homme Ivre (uncredited) François TruffautLe Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
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Jacques RobiollesJacques Jacques JouanneauCésarin Christophe VesqueLe Petit Christophe Pierre MaguelonL'ami de Césarin Guy PiérauldLe Réparateur TV Yvon LecLe Contractuel Pierre FabreL'employé de Bureau Ricaneur Billy KearnsMr. Max Marianne PikettiMarianne Marie DedieuMarie, la Prostituée Jacques RispalMonsieur Desbois Christian de TillièreBaumel Anik BelaubreLa Mère de Marianne Marie IracaneMadame Martin, la Concierge Ernest MenzerLe Petit Homme Emilie BarbaultAlphonse Doinel (uncredited) Marcel BerbertL'employé de M. Max (uncredited) Jacques CottinMonsieur Hulot (uncredited) Frédérique DolbertAlphonse Doinel (uncredited) Nicole FélixL'employée de M. Max (uncredited) Miss IrakaneAlphonse Doinel (uncredited) Iska KhanLe Père de Kyoko (uncredited) Ada LonatiMadame Claude (uncredited) Marcel MercierUn Homme dans la Cour (uncredited) Joseph MériauUn Homme dans la Cour (uncredited) Jérôme RichardL'employé de M. Max (uncredited) Serge RousseauPetit Rôle (uncredited) Helen ScottDame au Restaurant (uncredited)

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