Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
- adolescence
- paris
- france
- balzac
- delinquent
- coming of age
- black and white
- fingerprint
- semi autobiographical
- skipping school
- mugshot
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Antoine Doinel
Claire Maurier
Gilberte Doinel
Albert Rémy
Julien Doinel
Georges Flamant
Mr. Bigey
- Patrick Auffay — René
- Robert Beauvais — Directeur de l'école
- Yvonne Claudie — Mme Bigey
- Pierre Repp — Professeur d'anglais
- Guy Decomble — Professeur de français
- Daniel Couturier — Betrand Mauricet
- François Nocher — Enfant
- Richard Kanayan — Enfant
- Renaud Fontanarosa — Enfant
- Michel Girard — Enfant
- Serge Moati — Enfant
- Directed
- François Truffaut
- Written
- François Truffaut
Production
- Studio
- Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1959 · You’re hereThe 400 Blows
Where it starts.
Stolen Kisses
1968
Bed and Board
1970
Love on the Run
1979
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
