Antoine and Antoinette

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walter m Antoine(Roger Pigaut) works for a printer, where aside from making his quota, so he can enjoy the weekend, he also tries to help his co-workers when possible. He also brings home surplus books that his boss gives him. His wife Antoinette(Claire Maffei), a department store clerk, shares them with her friends and co-workers. Together, they dream of owning a motorcycle and sidecar, but apparently no kids, while barely making ends meet. While it might seem odd at first that Jacques Becker who is mostly remembered for crackerjack crime movies also made a comedy, "Antoine et Antoinette" also proved that he had a sure hand with this genre, too, especially with the great chemistry between the two leads. Ironically, he also made it in the style of his crime movies, with plenty of suspense, which would not work for everyone.(Especially Hitchcock whose sense of humor was too morbid for such a sensitive undertaking.) That's even with no crime in the story, outside of lots of sexual harassment which is thankfully never winked at. While the movie is also very carefully plotted, it is also at times a little far-fetched. Near the climax, one of the characters even points out the coincidence but it's not a huge one if one thinks about it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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