Jean Gruault on François Truffaut
Jules and Jim • 20m
This interview with JULES AND JIM cowriter Jean Gruault was conducted in April 1986 at the Cinémathèque française in Paris for Rainer Gansera’s documentary WORKING WITH TRUFFAUT. Only a few minutes of it were used in that film, but the Criterion Collection was granted access to the footage and assembled this twenty-one-minute version.
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Raoul Coutard on JULES AND JIM
Cinematographer Raoul Coutard shot films for many of the French New Wave’s most celebrated directors, including Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. In this 2003 interview in Paris, he recalls his work on JULES AND JIM.
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The Key to JULES AND JIM
THE KEY TO “JULES AND JIM,” written and directed by Thomas Honickel in 1985, explores the lives of Helen and Franz Hessel and Henri-Pierre Roché, whose relationship inspired Roché’s novel “Jules and Jim.” Presented here is an excerpt from the documentary.
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François Truffaut on JULES AND JIM
The following interviews with director François Truffaut were conducted at various points throughout his career. In them, he discusses his working methods and the landmark JULES AND JIM.
