Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Antoine Doinel | |
Delphine Seyrig | ... | Fabienne Tabard | |
Claude Jade | ... | Christine Darbon | |
Michael Lonsdale | ... | Georges Tabard (as Michel Lonsdale) | |
Harry-Max | ... | Monsieur Henri | |
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André Falcon | ... | Monsieur Blady |
Daniel Ceccaldi | ... | Lucien Darbon | |
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Claire Duhamel | ... | Madame Darbon |
Catherine Lutz | ... | Catherine | |
Martine Ferrière | ... | La chef-vendeuse du magasin de chaussures | |
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Jacques Rispal | ... | Monsieur Colin |
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Serge Rousseau | ... | Le type qui suit Christine |
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Paul Pavel | ... | Julien |
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François Darbon | ... | L'adjudant-chef Picard |
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Albert Simono | ... | Albani, le client de l'agence (as Simono) |
Antoine Doinel joined the army but has just been discharged. The film tells his reunion with Christine Darbon, the girl he was in love with before the beginning of the film, and his adventures in his jobs : first as a night watchman, then as a private investigator, especially during one investigation within Mr Tabard's shoes-shop... Mme Tabard is so fascinating... Written by Yepok
"Stolen Kisses" is about Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud, in an exquisite performance), part of a three-film cycle about this young man who is trying to figure out life, love, and where and with whom he belongs.
In the beginning of the film, Antoine is dishonorably discharged from the army and thus his job hunt begins. He's really not very good as a gift-wrapper, or as the night watchman at a hotel, or as a private detective. The detective job takes up most of the film. He is dispatched to work undercover in a shoe shop to find out why nobody likes the boss. He falls head over heels for the boss' stunningly beautiful wife Fabienne. We also see Antoine dealing with his on-again, off-again relationship with his girlfriend Christine, who wants him when he doesn't want her, and vice versa.
Accompanied by a beautiful music score and set in '60s Paris, "Stolen Kisses" is a whimsical, sometimes cynical film about different levels of love (often existing in one relationship), the search for self, and for loving the unattainable. The follow-up is "Bed and Board."