L'Amour en fuite (Love on the Run) (1979)
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67% of critics liked it
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72% of users liked it
(3,111 ratings)
L'Amour en Fuite (Love on the Run) is presented in flashbacks from the previous four movies as Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) meets up with people from his past. As the fifth and final film in the series, Antoine is over 30 years old and meets with his wife, Christine (Claude Jade), to sign… More L'Amour en Fuite (Love on the Run) is presented in flashbacks from the previous four movies as Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) meets up with people from his past. As the fifth and final film in the series, Antoine is over 30 years old and meets with his wife, Christine (Claude Jade), to sign the papers for their divorce. As it is the first no-fault divorce of its kind in France, the press surrounds them. In the crowd is also Antoine's past love, Colette (Marie-France Pisier), who is now a lawyer and in love with Xaiver the Librarian (Daniel Mesguich). Antoine is in love with Sabine (Dorothée), but she breaks things off when he ditches her to go see his son at the train station. While he is there, he impulsively joins Colette on a train ride where they recall their past and go through his recent autobiographical novel. Finally, Monsieur Lucien (Julien Bertheau) also re-enters Antoine's life and they visit his mother's grave at Montmartre. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- François Truffaut
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 24, 1979 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
As do some childhood friends, Antoine Doinel has grown away from us.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The results are more interesting than satisfying; it is a film more thought than felt.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This installment is as lightweight as the others and is still pleasing even though it has lost some of its freshness and spontaneity.
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John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
strictly for Truffaut fans, who have grown up with Antoine Doniel improvising his way through the Bohemian sections of Paris
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Keith Phipps, AV Club
The director himself admits that it's an unsatisfying conclusion to the series, though a pretty good film in its own right.
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Antoine Doinel
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Marie-France Pisier
as Colette
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Claude Jade
as Christine Doinel
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Dorothée
as Sabine Bamerias
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Daniel Mesguich
as Xavier Bamerias
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Dani
as Liliane
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Rosy Varte
as Colette's Mother
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Julien Bertheau
as Monsieur Lucien
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Marie Henriau
as Divorce Judge
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Jean-Pierre Ducos
as Christine's Lawyer
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Pierre Dios
as Maitre Renard
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Alain Olivier
as Judge at Aix
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Christian Lentretien
as Bloke in the train
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Roland Thénot
as Angry telephonist
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Julien Dubois
as Alphonse Doinel
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Alexandre Janssen
as Child in Dining Car
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Emmanuel Clot
as Emmanuel the pal printer
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Monique Dury
as Madame Ida
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Chantal Zugg
as Child
