Stolen Kisses by François Truffaut

Category: Non-English

Although not one of the hardest films to watch from the French new wave, Truffaut beautifully structures this movie, which incidentally hails the return of Antoine Doinel (first seen in The 400 Blows) to cinema. Antoine has now been discharged from the army and is on his way to the city. He decides to make ends meet with a few odd jobs prominent and the one in most focus is his stint as a Detective.

There's obvious references towards American detectives, Hitchcock and more, Truffaut is completely in control of the film.

Langlois, DuGaulle, Charles Trenet, Duality of Antoine Doinel, Emotion.

A few topics worth looking at before fully investing your time into this film, if you want to understand the movie of course. The movie is well crafted and definitely a must from the French new Wave.

Recommendation level: 4.5/5 - Because it's not the best of Truffaut's work but ideally aeons ahead of most film makers.