Baisers Volés
François Truffaut
Antoine is discharged from the army for "unstable character" and returns to civil life. With the generous help of Christine's parents, his sweetheart before going into the army, he decides to look for work. His first job is as a night watchman, but he is soon hired as a private investigator.
With : Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, André Falcon
Screenplay : François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon
Image : Denys Clerval
Sound : René Levert
Music : Antoine Duhamel
Editing : Agnès Guillemot
Screenplay : François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon
Image : Denys Clerval
Sound : René Levert
Music : Antoine Duhamel
Editing : Agnès Guillemot
Production : Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Distribution: MK2
Distribution: MK2
"In a film such as Stolen Kisses, the characters take priority over the situations, the sets, and the theme. They are more important than the film's construction, more important than anything else, and thus the necessity of casting just the right actors. (...) The film's linchpin, its raison d'être, is obviously Jean-Pierre Léaud. I love Jean-Pierre because he's out of sync, he's romantic, like a young man from the 19th century. (...) I'm not interested in filming modern times. This film differs from Masculine, Feminine in the same way the jerk differs from a waltz. I'm nostalgic. I'm fascinated with the past. (...) I don't have a sense for what's modern. I live through my sensations, what I have experienced. That's partly why my films are full of youthful memories. (...) So I decided to cheat a bit, to film the past but in the present day Paris." (F. Truffaut)