What it’s about
After he’s discharged from the military, 20-year-old Antoine Doinel (Leaud) bounces from one odd job to another, bungling stints as a night watchman and TV repairman while clumsily pursuing Christine (Jade), the girl of his dreams. Antoine finally gets a break when he’s hired at a private detective agency, and then he falls for beautiful, sophisticated Fabienne Tabard (Seyrig) the wife of his client.
Why we love it
Filmed during the 1968 riots in Paris, François Truffaut's endearing, soufflé-light romantic comedy continues the saga of Antoine Doinel, played by a grown-up Jean-Pierre Leaud, who first appeared in the director's semi-autobiographical classic “The 400 Blows.” As the boyishly inept Doinel, Leaud is effortlessly charming, while the radiant Seyrig registers as a smoldering seductress married to a neurotic shoe salesman. Witty, touching, and studded with gorgeous views of the City of Lights, “Stolen Kisses” is one of Truffaut's sweeter confections.