Discharged from the army as unfit, Antoine Doinel seeks out his sweetheart, violinist Christine Darbon. He has written to her voluminously (but, she says, not always nicely) while in the military. Their relationship is tentative and unresolved. Christine is away skiing with friends when Antoine arrives, and her parents must entertain him themselves, though glad to see him. After she learns that Antoine has returned from military service, Christine goes to greet him at his new job as a hotel night clerk. It is a promising sign that perhaps this time, the romance will turn out happily for Antoine. He is, however, quickly fired from the hotel job. Counting the army, Antoine loses three successive jobs, and is clearly destined to lose a fourth, all symbolic of his general difficulty with finding his identity and "fitting in".
Keywords
- Escape to Paris
- Nouvelle Vague
- Panorama: François Truffaut
- identity
Actors
- Martine Brochard
- Jacques Rispal
- Daniel Ceccaldi
- Albert Simono
- André Falcon
- Catherine Lutz
- Christine Pellé
- Paul Pavel
- François Darbon
- Serge Rousseau
- Harry-Max
- Claude Jade
- Marie-France Pisier
- Delphine Seyrig
- Claire Duhamel
- Michael Lonsdale
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Robert Cambourakis
Director
- François Truffaut
Timeless
1h 30min
FRENCH
Discharged from the army as unfit, Antoine Doinel seeks out his sweetheart, violinist Christine Darbon. He has written to her voluminously (but, she says, not always nicely) while in the military. Their relationship is tentative and unresolved. Christine is away skiing with friends when Antoine arrives, and her parents must entertain him themselves, though glad to see him. After she learns that Antoine has returned from military service, Christine goes to greet him at his new job as a hotel night clerk. It is a promising sign that perhaps this time, the romance will turn out happily for Antoine. He is, however, quickly fired from the hotel job. Counting the army, Antoine loses three successive jobs, and is clearly destined to lose a fourth, all symbolic of his general difficulty with finding his identity and "fitting in".
Discharged from the army as unfit, Antoine Doinel seeks out his sweetheart, violinist Christine Darbon. He has written to her voluminously (but, she says, not always nicely) while in the military. Their relationship is tentative and unresolved. Christine is away skiing with friends when Antoine arrives, and her parents must entertain him themselves, though glad to see him. After she learns that Antoine has returned from military service, Christine goes to greet him at his new job as a hotel night clerk. It is a promising sign that perhaps this time, the romance will turn out happily for Antoine. He is, however, quickly fired from the hotel job. Counting the army, Antoine loses three successive jobs, and is clearly destined to lose a fourth, all symbolic of his general difficulty with finding his identity and "fitting in".
Cast & Crew
Director
François Truffaut
Cast
Martine Brochard
Cast
Jacques Rispal
Cast
Daniel Ceccaldi
Cast
Albert Simono
Cast
André Falcon
Cast
Catherine Lutz
Cast
Christine Pellé
Cast
Paul Pavel
Cast
François Darbon
Cast
Serge Rousseau
Cast
Harry-Max
Cast
Claude Jade
Cast
Marie-France Pisier
Cast
Delphine Seyrig
Cast
Claire Duhamel
Cast
Michael Lonsdale
Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Cast
Robert Cambourakis