Synopsis
Jean-Pierre Léaud returns in the delightful Stolen Kisses, the third installment in the Antoine Doinel series. It is now 1968, and the mischievous and perpetually love-struck Doinel has been dishonorably discharged from the army and released onto the streets of Paris, where he stumbles into the unlikely profession of private detective and embarks on a series of misadventures. Whimsical, nostalgic, and irrepressibly romantic, Stolen Kisses is Truffaut’s timeless ode to the passion and impetuosity of youth.
Cast
| Antoine Doinel | Jean-Pierre Léaud |
| Fabienne Tabard | Delphine Seyrig |
| Monsieur Tabard | Michael Lonsdale |
| Christine Darbon | Claude Jade |
| Monsieur Henri | Harry-Max |
| Monsieur Blady | André Falcon |
| Monsieur Darbon | Daniel Ceccaldi |
| Madame Darbon | Claire Duhamel |
| Madame Catherine | Catherine Lutz |
| The strange man | Serge Rousseau |
Credits
| Director | François Truffaut |
| Screenplay | François Truffaut, Claude de Givray and Bernard Revon |
| Music | Antoine Duhamel |
| Cinematography | Denys Clerval |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot |
| Production Design | Claude Pignot |
| Sound | René Levert |
Disc Features
- New digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions
- Introduction by film historian Serge Toubiana, discussing the genesis of the film and the tumultuous events surrounding the 1968 removal of Henri Langlois as director of the Cinémathèque française
- Excerpt from the TV show Cinéastes de notre temps: François Truffaut, dix ans, dix films in which Truffaut discusses his vision of the Doinel cycle, and the complex relationship between Doinel and actor Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Archival newsreel footage of the “Langlois Affair,” documenting protests by Truffaut and other French film industry luminaries against the removal of Cinémathèque française director Henri Langlois
- Promotional spot featuring Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut appealing for public support of Henri Langlois
- Newsreel footage of Truffaut’s impassioned rally to shut down the 1968 Cannes Film Festival in support of striking students and workers
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
From the Current
Stolen Kisses
by Apr 28, 2003The Antoine Doinel of Stolen Kisses—the third of five screen incarnations—was almost a decade older than the movingly delinquent child who electrified audiences in The 400 Blows at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival as he ran for salvation across the French countryside . . .
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