This is about an insurance worker, Baxter (Bud), who lends his apartment to big company officials for their work and meetings. His manager is willing to promote Bud if he lets him use his apartment. The problem is that Bud likes his manager’s mistress, Fran who he thought he would have all to himself. This movie takes one on a journey to see if Bud chooses the girl he is head over heels for, or his promotion that will affect the future of his career.
A scene that stood out to me was the very end. This was the New Year’s scene where Fran is with Baxter’s manager at the party in the bar. There’s a shot of people counting down to midnight and the celebrations happening right after, then the camera goes to the chair that Fran was expected to be in. Suddenly there is audible worry in the manager’s voice, yelling for Fran as to where she has gone. Then we see Fran running to her apartment building and as she goes up the stairs she hears a loud noise, mimicking a gun-shot. She immediately thinks that Baxter shot himself and runs and yells for him as she bangs on his door. Baxter calmly opens the door with a bottle of champagne that he opened, which was the cause of the sound, and Fran is feeling a bit embarrassed. Fran acts cool and decides to spend the rest of the night with Baxter, drinking and playing cards. This scene sums up how Baxter gets the girl in the end. One can see the love for Baxter in Fran’s worrisome manner as she freaks out about Baxter. It was quite a happy ending. I was not a fan of this film. The beginning of the film that leads to the meat of the plot is very slow and feels like forever. It’s a quite a bore. The movie itself was too long and could have easily been only an hour long. The plot itself was weak and was not executed well at all. The main character, Baxter, is very annoying and I couldn’t stand another minute of him on screen. Overall this film was bad. This gave me ,'It’s A Wonderful Life,' vibes, but not nearly as good. Don’t even think about watching this as your ‘holiday,’ film. Honestly I am upset I didn’t like it.
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This film is the third of Truffaut’s series of the life of Antoine Doinel. This film is about Antoine being discharged from military service and then him searching for his sweetheart, Christine. Throughout the film, the audience sees numerous jobs that Antoine obtains and also a big love triangle that he gets himself into all while being a detective under cover.
A scene that stood out to me the most, and also the scene that this film is known for is the mirror scene. This scene is so iconic in this entire series. This scene takes place in Antoine’s bathroom and he faces the mirror above his sink and just looks at himself. This entire scene is held for what feels like a long time. What makes this scene so amazing is that Antoine turns into a maniac about his love triangle. He tries to figure things out while trying to find his own identity and who and what he truly wants in the mirror. He does this buy repeating the names of his lovers and then even his own name. Antoine turns into a madman who eventually breaks down and calms himself. This scene was very powerful and emotional and was very well shot as the audience can only see Antoine’s facial expressions in his reflection in the mirror. Overall, this film was okay. Jean-Pierre did it again with his great acting and good looks but the film itself became kind of a bore and felt a lot longer than it needed to be. I think I feel this way because I did not see the film between this one and 400 Blows. This film felt kind of slow but towards the end it turns out okay and Antoine chooses who the audience want him to choose regarding his love life. I was disappointed by Truffaut this time around, but I’m sure it’s only this series of his that is a bit weak. |
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