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Antoine and Colette
“Will Colette ultimately fall for Antoine's romanticism?”
7.2 / 10• 1962• 30m•NR• French
RomanceDramaComedy
Storyline
Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).
Cast & Crew
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Antoine Doinel
Lead
Marie-France Pisier
Colette
Rosy Varte
La mère de Colette
François Darbon
Le beau-père de Colette
PA
Patrick Auffay
René Bigey
JA
Jean-François Adam
Albert Tazzi
PS
Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. François Truffaut's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Antoine and Colette is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
