Bed and Board

Name: Bed and Board
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1970-09-09
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel, Hiroko Matsumoto

1970·Movie·PG·97 min·★ 7.1(308)

Comedy Drama Romance More French titles

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

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Spain	Filmin, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—
Brazil	Telecine Amazon Channel	—
Japan	Hulu, U-NEXT	—

About Bed and Board

Bed and Board is a 1970 French-language comedy, drama and romance film directed by François Truffaut. The cast is led by Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Daniel Ceccaldi. It has a runtime of 1h 37m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

Bed and Board was produced by Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica, and Les Films du Carrosse and made in France and Italy. It was released on September 9, 1970, and carries a PG certification.

Director: François Truffaut
Writers: Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon, François Truffaut
Release date: September 9, 1970
Original language: French
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: France, Italy
Production: Valoria Films, Fida Cinematografica, Les Films du Carrosse

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Bed and Board cast & crew

Bed and Board was directed by François Truffaut and written by Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon, and François Truffaut.

The cast features Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, Claude Jade as Christine Doinel, Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Darbon, Claire Duhamel as Madame Darbon, Hiroko Matsumoto as Kyoko, and Daniel Boulanger as Le Voisin Ténor.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Antoine Duhamel, cinematography is by Néstor Almendros, and it was produced by Marcel Berbert and François Truffaut.

Is Bed and Board worth watching?

Bed and Board holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 308 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 37m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and romance, Bed and Board is worth a place on your watchlist.

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