Antoine et Antoinette 1947

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: An oddly pedestrian monotony runs through Antoine and Antoinette -- a perceptible touch of stiffness in both the action and the idea. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: The director Jacques Becker laces this snappy, sentimental comic melodrama, from 1947, with streetwise details, from the stress and danger of factory work to the wiles of philandering housewives. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: The film walks an evocative line between realism and fantasy, capturing the energetic effervescence of the City of Light and showing how it complements the unbreakable bond between our impassioned heroes. Read more

Aaron Cutler, Village Voice: Becker valued what he called "dead time," the little moments in life when nothing seems to be happening and in which people reveal themselves most fully. Read more