Category: Non-EnglishAntoine Doinel's character gets a final good bye in this film, even though Truffaut seems utterly disappointed at doing this. Vehemently admitting that Bed and Board was meant to be the final straw it is clear in some ways Truffaut doesn't have the same passion we see in the eyes of the young Antoine from the 400 Blows. By the time Bed and Board was completed, Truffaut wasn't happy with the product. He isn't with this either.
The movie features all the loves Mr. Doinel has encountered right from Collete to Christine to Sabine at the end. The film is brilliant for it's technical aspects because of the flash back. At the heart of it however it's a film that probably works for most people as a conventional send off. Perhaps that's where it disappoints.
Yes it's Love on the Run, but it's more about having love while running. Doinel isn't the most patient character we've come across, there's always some solid writing that goes behind it. There's more references to literature this time too.
Color to Black and White, cutting up images with memory. Truffaut is brilliant and completely in control of everything you're watching, even though it doesn't look like his best work.
Recommendation level: 4.5/5
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