Truffaut made five films about his 'alter ego' Antoine Doinel. This was the last one. And so I'm not sure whether it would have made more sense to watch in order or not. In fact it probably would have been better, because this film incoorporates all the drama and infidelity that happened in the last 4 films, as well as shows how established the characters already are. Doinel is a strangely weak character in my opinion, and flits from one woman to the next, spinning out the same lines and acting in the same selfish way. He appears to be a man never satisfied with what he has and is always searching for something better on the other side. The lead actresses perform extremely well in comparison and I liked the little touches from '400 Blows' that Truffaut managed to slot in subtly. I will not attempt to find the other 4 movies and watch them backwards.
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