Antoine & Antoinette (1947) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1947 · 88 mins · French

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Directed by

Jacques Becker

Starring

Gaston Modot, Brigitte Auber, Marcelle Hainia, Paul Barge, Nicole Courcel, Louis de Funès

Set in 1947 Paris, the film follows Antoine, a print‑shop worker, and Antoinette, a shop assistant, whose routines feel monotonous. Their lives change when Antoine finds a winning lottery ticket in Antoinette’s handbag and plans to cash it, only to lose his wallet. The resulting mishaps lead them through unexpected twists that force them to reevaluate their priorities while staying hopeful.