LES MISTONS
Les Mistons is a short film that follows five teenage boys as they, in turn, follow two lovers. The boys are all in love with the girl and try to turn her against the guy. It is often given the English … Continue reading LES MISTONS
Tag: François Truffaut
Born On This Day — February 6, 1932
From 1966: I am a French filmmaker who has thirty films to shoot in the years to come: some will succeed, others not, and it’s just about all the same to me, as long as I can make them. I … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 6, 1932
In Their Words — Friday, August 9, 2013
Actually making films has taught us a lot:It is as much trouble to make a bad films as a good one.Our most sincere film can seem phony.The films we do with our left hands may become worldwide hits.A perfectly ordinary … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, August 9, 2013
In Their Words — Sunday, August 4, 2013
When I was a critic, I thought that a successful film had simultaneously to express an idea of the world and an idea of cinema; La Regle du Jeu and Citizen Kane corresponded to this definition perfectly. Today, I demand … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, August 4, 2013
In Their Words — Friday, July 12, 2013
Some films that we admire discourage us, how can we do any better? But they’re not the best ones, the best ones open doors. Cinema seems to start and restart with them. —François Truffaut Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, July 12, 2013
In Their Words — Tuesday, May 7, 2013
When I first saw Citizen Kane I was certain that never in my life had I loved a person the way I loved that film. —François Truffaut Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, May 7, 2013
In Their Words — Friday, May 3, 2013
Film lovers are sick people. —François Truffaut Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, May 3, 2013
In Their Words — Saturday, April 6, 2013
Ultimately one makes the films one can love as a viewer. The cinema helped me endure life when I was an adolescent, it pleased me as an escape. That escape could only work through identification. I had a horror of … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, April 6, 2013
In Their Words — Monday, March 18, 2013
Some day I’ll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste. —FrançoisTruffaut Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, March 18, 2013
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