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04/09/1968 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 30m
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Antoine knows what he wants to do ... his problem is doing it.

Overview

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.

  1. François Truffaut

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean-Pierre Léaud

    Antoine Doinel

  2. Claude Jade

    Christine Darbon

  3. Delphine Seyrig

    Fabienne Tabard

  4. Michael Lonsdale

    Georges Tabard

  5. Daniel Ceccaldi

    Lucien Darbon

  6. Claire Duhamel

    Madame Darbon

  7. Harry-Max

    Monsieur Henri

  8. André Falcon

    Monsieur Blady

  9. Catherine Lutz

    Catherine

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-08-11
At times Jean-Pierre Léaud's "Doinel" character reminded me a little of Charlie Chaplin's "Tramp" as he works his way through this engaging comedy about the lives and loves of a man whom, having just left the army, must adjust to civilian life. Initially, he lucks out as his girlfriend "Christine" (Claude Jade) manages to get her dad (Daniel Ceccaldi) to get him a job. Now a security guard he certainly isn't, so his tenure is short lived but it does introduce him to the intriguing world of the private detective. This leads to a job keeping an eye on the ostensibly upstanding businessman "Geor...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$350,000.00

Revenue
$1,500,000.00

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