Bed and Board

Bed and Board

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 9, 1970

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.

Bed and Board

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 9, 1970

Bed and Board
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Les Films du Carrosse, Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica
Original title Domicile conjugal
Directors Jean-François Stévenin, Suzanne Schiffman, Christine Pellé, François Truffaut
Writers Bernard Revon, Claude de Givray, François Truffaut

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Antoine Doinel

Claude Jade

as Christine Doinel

Daniel Ceccaldi

as Lucien Darbon

Claire Duhamel

as Madame Darbon

Hiroko Berghauer

as Kyoko

Daniel Boulanger

as Le Voisin Ténor

Silvana Blasi

as Silvana, la Femme du Ténor

Barbara Laage

as Monique, la Secrétaire

Claude Véga

as Le Pseudo Étrangleur

Danièle Girard

as Ginette, la Serveuse

Philippe Léotard

as L'homme Ivre (uncredited)

François Truffaut

as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

Jacques Robiolles

as Jacques

Jacques Jouanneau

as Césarin

Christophe Vesque

as Le Petit Christophe

Pierre Maguelon

as L'ami de Césarin

Guy Piérauld

as Le Réparateur TV

Yvon Lec

as Le Contractuel

Pierre Fabre

as L'employé de Bureau Ricaneur

Billy Kearns

as Mr. Max

Marianne Piketti

as Marianne

Marie Dedieu

as Marie, la Prostituée

Jacques Rispal

as Monsieur Desbois

Anik Belaubre

as La Mère de Marianne

Marie Irakane

as Madame Martin, la Concierge

Ernest Menzer

as Le Petit Homme

Emilie Barbault

as Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Marcel Berbert

as L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)

Jacques Cottin

as Monsieur Hulot (uncredited)

Frédérique Dolbert

as Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Nicole Félix

as L'employée de M. Max (uncredited)

Miss Irakane

as Alphonse Doinel (uncredited)

Iska Khan

as Le Père de Kyoko (uncredited)

Ada Lonati

as Madame Claude (uncredited)

Marcel Mercier

as Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)

Joseph Mériau

as Un Homme dans la Cour (uncredited)

Jérôme Richard

as L'employé de M. Max (uncredited)

Serge Rousseau

as Petit Rôle (uncredited)

Helen Scott

as Dame au Restaurant (uncredited)