sudhakaranakhilan Review of Love on the Run

Love on the Run (1979)

Leashing Antoine series with Love on the Run

[8/10 · 22 November 2022]

Let's talk about Love on the Run by Francois Truffaut only because I didn't see the prequels of this movie. I read it somewhere that, this is the fifth part of the Antoine Doinel series and this is a fresh thing for me. I love Truffaut's works, The Bride who wore Black and The Story of Adele H were some of his cult products I always intend to watch these movies again and again. He is a legendary director that's why I am always keen to watch his movies. Love on the Run, as I early said, talks about the life of Antoine Doinel, who is about to separate from his wife. He is on the verge of divorce and has a 9-year-old boy. The film starts with a love-making scene (where the credits are super-imposed) with his 'new' lover Sabine. While he spends the night with her, he doesn't want to live in that apartment completely with her. He gets off to work only after getting ready from his own house. The director indirectly depicts Antoine's character as a partial lover. If he puts his belongings in Sabine's apartment he would get the feeling that he is supposed to live there with Sabine. Antoine doesn't want that. Sabine shows her displeasure to him because of this action. Antoine is distracted by his failed love. His divorce didn't affect him directly but his inner conflicts (through flashbacks) invite him to the good old days with his ex-wife, Christine. He also saw his ex-girlfriend, Colette on a train which brings him back to his teenage times. Antoine is so obsessed with love. He is detached from his family, from his mother moved to jail as a delinquent. In this middle-aged time, he doesn't even know where his mom was cremated. Finally, Antoine finds true love with Sabine and they are on a voyage to new life.