Review of Stolen Kisses (1968) by Nate W — 06 Jul 2011

Any fan of new wave filmmaker Francois Truffaut and his signature character Antoine Doinel (around whom centred Truffaut's much acclaimed 'masterpiece' "The 400 Blows") will no doubt be keen on "Stolen Kisses", a follow-up of sorts to that aforementioned piece that catches up with Antoine now ten years older, but still struggling to find an identity, metaphorically illustrated by his inability to hold down a job of any kind.

His misadventures are drawn more colourfully here than in "The 400 Blows", both literally and in comic spirit, making for a more palatable helping of Truffaut's usually dry humanism.