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Bed and Board
Bed and Board

Bed and Board

First Truffaut gave us The 400 Blows. Then Stolen Kisses... and now Bed and Board.

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ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

09 September 1970

Country

France

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Antoine Doinel

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Christine Doinel

Daniel Ceccaldi

Daniel Ceccaldi

Lucien Darbon

Claire Duhamel

Claire Duhamel

Madame Darbon

Hiroko Berghauer

Hiroko Berghauer

Kyoko

Daniel Boulanger

Daniel Boulanger

Le Voisin Ténor

Silvana Blasi

Silvana Blasi

Silvana, la Femme du Ténor

Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Monique, la Secrétaire

Claude Véga

Claude Véga

Le Pseudo Étrangleur

Danièle Girard

Danièle Girard

Ginette, la Serveuse

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

L'homme Ivre (uncredited)

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

Jacques Robiolles

Jacques Robiolles

Jacques

Jacques Jouanneau

Jacques Jouanneau

Césarin

Christophe Vesque

Christophe Vesque

Le Petit Christophe

Pierre Maguelon

Pierre Maguelon

L'ami de Césarin

Guy Piérauld

Guy Piérauld

Le Réparateur TV

Yvon Lec

Yvon Lec

Le Contractuel

Pierre Fabre

Pierre Fabre

L'employé de Bureau Ricaneur

Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

Mr. Max

Marianne Piketti

Marianne Piketti

Marianne

Marie Dedieu

Marie Dedieu

Marie, la Prostituée

Jacques Rispal

Jacques Rispal

Monsieur Desbois

Christian de Tillière

Christian de Tillière

Baumel

Anik Belaubre

Anik Belaubre

La Mère de Marianne

Marie Irakane

Marie Irakane

Madame Martin, la Concierge

Ernest Menzer

Ernest Menzer

Le Petit Homme

Emilie Barbault

Emilie Barbault

Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)

Jacques Cottin

Jacques Cottin

Monsieur Hulot (uncredited)

Frédérique Dolbert

Frédérique Dolbert

Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Nicole Félix

Nicole Félix

L'employée de M. Max (uncredited)

Miss Irakane

Miss Irakane

Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Iska Khan

Iska Khan

Le Père de Kyoko (uncredited)

Ada Lonati

Ada Lonati

Madame Claude (uncredited)

Marcel Mercier

Marcel Mercier

Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)

Joseph Mériau

Joseph Mériau

Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)

Jérôme Richard

Jérôme Richard

L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)

Serge Rousseau

Serge Rousseau

Petit Rôle (uncredited)

Helen Scott

Helen Scott

Dame au Restaurant (uncredited)

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