Sunday, January 24, 2010
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Today's movie was the fourth Antoine Doinel film by Truffaut.
Domicile conjugal / Bed and Board (1970)
Now, Doniel (Jean-Pierre Leaud) has married his Christine and they have a baby.
A lot of critical attention is on the relationship between husband and wife but I see the community around them.
This is the most pleasing of the five films. We see neighbors who care for one another and for the young couple.
Antoine's work is still eccentric and somewhat misdirected as is his emotional life but he is, nevertheless, charming and intelligent. Resourceful and interested in other people. A giver not a taker.
The film is loaded with other characters.
Very nice.
A 5 out of Netflix5 as it fits into the series and a 3 or 4 if it were to stand alone.
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