- Actors: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berhauer, Barbara Laage, Danièle Girard
- Directors: François Truffaut
- Writers: François Truffaut, Claude de Givray
- Producers: François Truffaut, Marcel Berbert
- Format: PAL, Colour, Widescreen, Subtitled
- Language French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: 2entertain
- DVD Release Date: 19 Feb 2007
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000KF0WUS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 68,494 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Antoine Doinel has married Christine Daron. He's working for a florist, tinting flowers in the courtyard of the building where they live. Their neighbours are an eccentric bunch, including an opera singer and his wife, a man in voluntary confinement, a waitress in love, and a mysterious man nicknamed "the strangler". Antoine begins working for an American company and shortly afterwards finds that Christine is to have a baby. But here Antoine and Christine's happiness subsides as Antoine becomes obsessed with Kyoko a beautiful, exciting Japanese girl he meets at work, and becomes increasingly distant from Christine. A FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT FILM Written by FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT, CLAUDE DE GIVRAY, BERNARD REVON, Music by ANTOINE DUHAMEL Cinematography by NESTOR ALMENDROW Editor AGNES GUILLEMOT Starring JEAN-PIERRE LEAUD, DLAUDE JADE, DANIEL CECCALDI, CLAIRE DUHAMMEL, HIROKO BERGHAUSER, BARBARA LAAGE Special Features: INTRODUCTION BY SERGE TOUBIANA, AUDIO COMMENTARY BY ACTRESS CLAUDE JADE AND WRITER CLAUDE DE GIVRAY, ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I come to this film as someone who likes slow French character studies. The characters are from Baisers Volés and this could be seen as a sequel, but stands on its own quite happily.
This is a film which traces the marriage of a florist to a music teacher and the variations of the relationship between the two as they relate to each other and to their eccentric neighbours in Paris. There is a baby and all the emotional tensions that involves, and the husband is tempted by the daughter of a customer of his American employer (the flower work did not pay enough. He now seems to spend time directing radio controlled model boats).
We see the interplay between the man with the two women - his wife and the newcomer he has a fascination for. I won't spoil the ending but there is a "book end" scene near the start and end reflecting the changes in relationships.
The dialogue is sharp throughout - and the scene where the husband becomes employed is one of those classics of underspoken comedy.
The commentary track on this DVD is of the usual high quality on these Truffaut films and very informative.
This is a film which traces the marriage of a florist to a music teacher and the variations of the relationship between the two as they relate to each other and to their eccentric neighbours in Paris. There is a baby and all the emotional tensions that involves, and the husband is tempted by the daughter of a customer of his American employer (the flower work did not pay enough. He now seems to spend time directing radio controlled model boats).
We see the interplay between the man with the two women - his wife and the newcomer he has a fascination for. I won't spoil the ending but there is a "book end" scene near the start and end reflecting the changes in relationships.
The dialogue is sharp throughout - and the scene where the husband becomes employed is one of those classics of underspoken comedy.
The commentary track on this DVD is of the usual high quality on these Truffaut films and very informative.
0 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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another dull film in the series - such a poor result, given the excellence of the first film (400 blows). Do we care if the hero finds happiness? not any more.
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delightful
12 Nov 2009
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Asked whether this film would be the last of the Doinel cycle, Truffaut answered (with Claude Jade standing next to him) quote, "with this film, he [Doinel] reached adulthood and there's no reason to go on." Of course, this is completely wrong. He did make another one, "Love on the Run," proving how difficult it is to predict the future course of a creative process. As for the other comment, it was probably meant tongue in cheek: Doinel does indeed "reach adulthood" agewise here but that's not the same thing at all as maturity, which is the point of the film, made with Truffaut's flawless Mozartean touch and clever cinematic style.
Having seen all five, what struck me is that, except for "400 Blows," the stories are as much about Doinel as about the women in his life, played by Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade, and Dorothee, showing what a charmed life the fellow led and how lucky he was to have crossed paths with so many beautiful women, an autobiographical point because it's well known that Doinel=Truffaut. We come away from this film realizing that encounters with Beauty are not appreciated for what they really are, a favor from the gods. No sooner that his wife, the sweet, delightful, and adorable Christine (Jade), has a baby that Doinel decides to cheat on her with a Japanese woman! Truffaut doesn't properly resolve this matter until later, in "Love on the Run."
A word about the title. "Domicile Conjugal" is a rather literal title in French that does not mean "Bed & Board" or anywhere near that. And yet "Bed & Board" is entirely appropriate given how casually Doinel treats house and home with the lovely Christine and their baby. Bravo to whoever thought of the English title.
Having seen all five, what struck me is that, except for "400 Blows," the stories are as much about Doinel as about the women in his life, played by Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade, and Dorothee, showing what a charmed life the fellow led and how lucky he was to have crossed paths with so many beautiful women, an autobiographical point because it's well known that Doinel=Truffaut. We come away from this film realizing that encounters with Beauty are not appreciated for what they really are, a favor from the gods. No sooner that his wife, the sweet, delightful, and adorable Christine (Jade), has a baby that Doinel decides to cheat on her with a Japanese woman! Truffaut doesn't properly resolve this matter until later, in "Love on the Run."
A word about the title. "Domicile Conjugal" is a rather literal title in French that does not mean "Bed & Board" or anywhere near that. And yet "Bed & Board" is entirely appropriate given how casually Doinel treats house and home with the lovely Christine and their baby. Bravo to whoever thought of the English title.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Light Romance but Nicely Done
18 May 2008
Format:DVD
I read a recent article in "The New Yorker" about the relationship between Godard and Truffaut. It was an interesting account of how their common interest in the cinema led to collaberation and mutual support. However, around 1968, they went their seperate ways. Without rewriting the article here, I was impressed how Godard expressed his dissatisfaction with Truffaut's movies. I forget the exact words he used to describe Truffaut's movies but it was along the lines of simplistic and/or apolitical...something to that effect. I mention this because a couple of days after finishing the article, I had a chance to watch "Bed and Board" and I, too, was surprized by the simplistic love story that unfolds in the movie. It has a lot of nice touches to it and I found it easy to watch. Afterwards I thought of it as a sort of "Barefoot in the Park" with a better script, better acting, and better direction. While I have a somewhat more reserved opinion of Francois Truffaut than others, I must admit "Bed and Board" was an excellent production. However, if it had been directed by some unknown or lesser known person, I wonder if I'd even give it enough thought to write a review. I'm glad I watched "Bed and Board" but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to recommend it to anyone else; including you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Bed and Board
3 July 2007
Format:DVD
The fourth installment of Truffaut's Antoine Doinel cycle, which began with "The 400 Blows" (featuring Léaud as a child), this bittersweet romantic comedy is full of smartly observed details that will ring true to anyone who's ever cohabited with a cherished mate. Léaud is charming as always, and Jade's a dreamy vision. Hiroko Berghauer also enchants as the object of Doinel's potentially housebreaking infatuation. Watch for famed French comic-director Jacques Tati in a brilliant cameo as M. Hulot. A simple, artful take on the growing pains felt in love and marriage.
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