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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inventive and funny sequel to The 400 Blows,
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This review is from: Stolen Kisses (Baisers voles) [DVD] (DVD)
This DVD contains the short film Antoine and Collette (extracted from the three-short compendium Love at Twenty) which technically is the sequel to Truffaut's The 400 Blows. Stolen Kisses, a full-length feature, carries on the saga of Truffaut's alter ego Antoine Doinel so it's the first full-length sequel - and far more inventive and funnier than the later films (Bed and Board and Love on the Run) in the Doinel series.
I saw all or most of the Antoine Doinel films many years ago and before I watched Stolen Kisses again for the purpose of these notes had misgivings: I had retained a distinct impression of diminishing returns by the final film in the series (Love on the Run), but Stolen Kisses is, somewhat to my surprise, a delight: the name of Lubitsch is invoked several times in the commentary and many passages do seem gossamer-light in the manner of that master. For most of the film Antoine is working for a detective agency and relationships are woven around that plot strand so - to put it crudely - it's not just him mooning about some girl. So a bit of Lubitsch and a bit of Hitchcock (Truffaut idolised him and conducted a famous series of interviews with him) results in a souffle which, on this occasion, rises. Of the later Doinel films, Bed and Board is agreeable enough but more convential, while Love on the Run is a sort of benefit night for Doinel (lots of clips from the earlier films) so if you have recently been introduced to The 400 Blows I would check this one out but approach the others with caution.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Antoine is still on the run,
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This review is from: Stolen Kisses (Baisers voles) [DVD] (DVD)
This is an altogether more whimsical affair than Truffaut's The 400 Blows, in which we were first introduced to Antoine Doinel. Here he is ten years later, grown up and trying to make his way in the world, with a succession of jobs - and women. It's all very droll, but makes for good drama, too. A real delight thanks to a good cast, great Parisian locations and a very catchy score by Antoine Duhamel.
My favourite line comes from shoe-shop owner Michel Lonsdale, trying to explain why he requires the services of a private investigator: "I have a feeling I am being hated... But I don't know by who."
0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
still dull,
By mv "mv" (uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stolen Kisses (Baisers voles) [DVD] (DVD)
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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