Comedy,Drama,Romance
France
Bed and Board is a 1970 French film directed by François Truffaut and is the fourth installment in the Antoine Doinel series. The film follows Antoine and his wife Christine, who have settled into a comfortable routine of selling flowers and giving music lessons while Antoine tries to write a novel. Christine becomes pregnant with their first child, and Antoine becomes increasingly restless in his career and personal life.
When Antoine meets Kyoko, a free-spirited Japanese student, he becomes infatuated with her and starts an affair. Meanwhile, Christine begins to suspect that Antoine is having an affair and confronts him about it. Antoine is torn between his love for Kyoko and his loyalty to his wife and struggles to navigate the complex romantic and emotional territory.
Bed and Board is a charming and heartfelt exploration of the challenges of marriage and the dynamics of attraction and desire. The film offers a nuanced portrait of Antoine Doinel, one of French cinema's most beloved characters, and his evolution as he grapples with new responsibilities and emotions. As with other films in the series, Truffaut weaves in elements of his own life and experiences, creating an intimate and deeply personal work that resonates with audiences to this day.
